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XCCDF
F5 BIG-IP TMOS NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000065-NDM-000214
SRG-APP-000065-NDM-000214
An XCCDF Group - A logical subset of the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-APP-000065-NDM-000214
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The F5 BIG-IP appliance must be configured to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts, after which time it must block any login attempt for at least 15 minutes.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-forcing, is reduced.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>