STIGUI
V-234382CAT II — Medium severitySV-234382r1213020_rule

The UEM server must obscure feedback of authentication information during the authentication process to protect the information from possible exploitation/use by unauthorized individuals.

Rule version SRG-APP-000178-UEM-000109 · STIG v2 · 2026-08-31

Discussion

To prevent the compromise of authentication information such as passwords during the authentication process, the feedback from the information system must not provide any information that would allow an unauthorized user to compromise the authentication mechanism.

Obfuscation of user-provided information when typed into the system is a method used in addressing this risk.

For example, displaying asterisks when a user types in a password is an example of obscuring feedback of authentication information.

FMT_SMF.1.1/SERVER_CONF_SERVER

Check

Verify the UEM server obscures feedback of authentication information during the authentication process to protect the information from possible exploitation/use by unauthorized individuals.

If the UEM server does not obscure feedback of authentication information during the authentication process to protect the information from possible exploitation/use by unauthorized individuals, this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the UEM server to obscure feedback of authentication information during the authentication process to protect the information from possible exploitation/use by unauthorized individuals.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-234382
Group title
SRG-APP-000178
Rule ID
SV-234382r1213020_rule
Check ID
C-37567r614156_chk
Fix ID
F-37532r614157_fix