The CA-ACF2 PSWD GSO record values for MAXTRY and PASSLMT must be properly set.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<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. Limits are imposed by locking the account.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-223462r958736_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the GSO option "MAXTRY" to equal "3".
Configure the GSO option "PASSLMT" to equal "3".