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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005
RHEL 9 must configure the use of the pam_faillock.so module in the /etc/pam.d/password-auth file.
RHEL 9 must configure the use of the pam_faillock.so module in the /etc/pam.d/password-auth file.
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RHEL 9 must configure the use of the pam_faillock.so module in the /etc/pam.d/password-auth file.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>If the pam_faillock.so module is not loaded, the system will not correctly lockout accounts to prevent password guessing attacks.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>