VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R6

CurrentPublished Wed Jul 26 2023 What changed in V1R6

The Photon operating system must configure sshd to disallow authentication with an empty password.

VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The Photon operating system must configure sshd to disallow authentication with an empty password.

Description

Discussion Text

Blank passwords are one of the first things an attacker checks for when probing a system. Even is the user somehow has a blank password on the OS, sshd must not allow that user to log in.

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Objective

V-239160

Rule

SV-239160r675288_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000089

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

At the command line, execute the following command:

# sshd -T|&grep -i PermitEmptyPasswords

Expected result:

PermitEmptyPasswords no

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Open /etc/ssh/sshd_config with a text editor.

Ensure that the "PermitEmptyPasswords" line is uncommented and set to the following:

PermitEmptyPasswords no

At the command line, execute the following command:

# service sshd reload

STIG check 88 of 124 in the VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS STIG checklist

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