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XCCDF
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128
SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128
An XCCDF Group - A logical subset of the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128
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RHEL 9 must maintain an account lock until the locked account is released by an administrator.
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. Limits are imposed by locking the account. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128, SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>