AlmaLinux OS 9 must be configured so that interactive user account passwords are using strong password hashes.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-269402 | ALMA-09-037640 | SV-269402r1050285_rule | CCI-004062 | high |
| Description | ||||
| Passwords must be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are not encrypted, they can be plainly read (i.e., clear text) and easily compromised. The system must use a strong hashing algorithm to store the password. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Cloud Linux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-27 | |||
Related Frameworks
6 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
IA-5(1)
1.00
- DISA · V1R6 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1714 mappings
3.5.10
1.00
- DISA · V1R6 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.5.7
1.00
- DISA · V1R6 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.5.8
1.00
- DISA · V1R6 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.5.9
1.00
- DISA · V1R6 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-004062
1.00
- DISA · V1R6 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-269402r1050285_chk)
Verify that the interactive user account passwords are using a strong password hash with the following command:
$ cut -d: -f1,2 /etc/shadow
root:$6$88upzIIyml/6UEya$QMLbF.L6gMNnIhzcxRorHgubK6jl3CHZ.MZrMkrEApOlt/MP.N.BFea.ykhPnIS.EYICo6To42koq0DCH8AjB/
bin:*
daemon:*
Password hashes "!" or "*" indicate inactive accounts not available for logon and are not evaluated.
If any interactive user password hash does not begin with "$6", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-73334r1048583_fix)
Lock all interactive user accounts not using SHA-512 hashing until the passwords can be regenerated with SHA-512.