Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Set Up a Private Namespace in PAM Configuration
To setup a private namespace add the following line to/etc/pam.d/login
:session required pam_namespace.so
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Set Lockouts for Failed Password Attempts
The <code>pam_faillock</code> PAM module provides the capability to lock out user accounts after a number of failed login attempts. Its documentati...Group -
fail_deny
Number of failed login attempts before account lockoutValue -
faillock directory
The directory where the user files with the failure records are keptValue -
fail_interval
Interval for counting failed login attempts before account lockoutValue -
fail_unlock_time
Seconds before automatic unlocking or permanently locking after excessive failed loginsValue -
tally2_unlock_time
Seconds before automatic unlocking or permanently locking after excessive failed loginsValue -
faildelay_delay
Delay next login attempt after a failed loginValue -
pwhistory_remember
Prevent password re-use using password history lookupValue -
PAM pwhistory remember - control flag
'Specify the control flag required for password remember requirement. If multiple values are allowed write them separated by commas as in "required...Value
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