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Ensure that the default password is changed for the cassandra role

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3.2 Ensure that the default password is changed for the cassandra role

Profile Applicability

  • Level 1 - Cassandra
  • Level 1 - Cassandra on Linux

Description

The cassandra role has a default password which must be changed.

Rationale

Failure to change the default password for the cassandra role may pose a risk to the database in the form of unauthorized access.

Audit

Connect to Cassandra database to verify whether the cassandra role has default password.

cqlsh -u cassandra -p cassandra

If the connection is successful this is a finding.

Remediation

Change the password for the casssandra role by issuing the following command:

cqlsh -u cassandra -p cassandra

alter role 'cassandra' with password '<NEWPASSWORD_HERE>';

Where <NEWPASSWORD_HERE> is replaced with the password of your choosing.

Default Value

cassandra

References

  1. http://cassandra.apache.org/doc/latest/operating/security.html

CIS Controls

v8:

  • 5.2 Use Unique Passwords
    • Use unique passwords for all enterprise assets. Best practice implementation includes, at a minimum, an 8-character password for accounts using MFA and a 14-character password for accounts not using MFA.

v7:

  • 4.4 Use Unique Passwords
    • Where multi-factor authentication is not supported (such as local administrator, root, or service accounts), accounts will use passwords that are unique to that system.

Profile

  • Level 1 | Automated