RHEL 9 must log username information when unsuccessful logon attempts occur.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Without auditing of these events, it may be harder or impossible to identify what an attacker did after an attack.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-258070r958388_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure RHEL 9 to log username information when unsuccessful logon attempts occur.
Add/modify the "/etc/security/faillock.conf" file to match the following line:
audit