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SLEM 5 must configure the Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) to only store encrypted representations of passwords.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-261385SLEM-05-611050SV-261385r996586_ruleCCI-000196medium
Description
Passwords need to 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.
STIGDate
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SLEM) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-05-08

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 4 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (3) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

IAC-10Authenticator Management
0.50
IAC-10.1Password-Based Authentication
0.50
IAC-10.4Automated Support For Password Strength
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (42) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-12Session Termination
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00
AC-4Information Flow Enforcement
1.00
AC-6(10)Prohibit Non-privileged Users from Executing Privileged Functions
1.00

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NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (4) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.5.10
1.00
3.5.7
1.00
3.5.8
1.00
3.5.9
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000196
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-261385r996586_chk)

Verify SLEM 5 configures the Linux PAM to only store encrypted representations of passwords with the following command: > grep pam_unix.so /etc/pam.d/common-password password required pam_unix.so sha512 If the value "sha512" is not present in the line, the second column value is different from "requisite", the line is commented out, or the line is missing, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-65022r996585_fix)

Configure SLEM 5 Linux PAM to only store encrypted representations of passwords. All account passwords must be hashed with SHA512 encryption strength. Edit "/etc/pam.d/common-password" and edit the line containing "pam_unix.so" to contain the SHA512 keyword after third column. Remove the "nullok" option if it exists.