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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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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...
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  • fail_deny

    Number of failed login attempts before account lockout
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  • faillock directory

    The directory where the user files with the failure records are kept
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  • fail_interval

    Interval for counting failed login attempts before account lockout
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  • fail_unlock_time

    Seconds before automatic unlocking or permanently locking after excessive failed logins
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  • tally2_unlock_time

    Seconds before automatic unlocking or permanently locking after excessive failed logins
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  • faildelay_delay

    Delay next login attempt after a failed login
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  • pwhistory_remember

    Prevent password re-use using password history lookup
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  • Configure the Use of the pam_faillock.so Module in the /etc/pam.d/system-auth File.

    The pam_faillock.so module must be loaded in preauth in /etc/pam.d/system-auth.
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  • An SELinux Context must be configured for the pam_faillock.so records directory

    The <code>dir</code> configuration option in PAM pam_faillock.so module defines where the lockout records is stored. The configured directory must ...
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