SUSE operating systems with Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) implemented must require authentication upon booting into single-user mode and maintenance.
If the system allows a user to boot into single-user or maintenance mode without authentication, any user that invokes single-user or maintenance mode is granted privileged access to all system information.
Check
Verify that the SUSE operating system has set an encrypted root password.
Note: If the system does not use UEFI, this requirement is Not Applicable.
Check that the encrypted password is set for root with the following command: