The SUSE operating system must enforce a delay of at least four seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Limiting the number of logon attempts over a certain time interval reduces the chances that an unauthorized user may gain access to an 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-217138r991588_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the SUSE operating system to enforce a delay of at least four seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.
Edit the file "/etc/pam.d/common-auth".
Add a parameter "pam_faildelay" and set it to a value of "4000000" or greater: