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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must enforce a delay of at least four seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Limiting the number of logon attempts over a certain time interval reduces the chances that an unauthorized user may gain access to an account.

ID
SV-260550r991588_rule
Version
UBTU-22-412010
Severity
Low
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to enforce a delay of at least four seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt. 
 
Add or modify the following line in the "/etc/pam.d/common-auth" file: 
 
auth     required     pam_faildelay.so     delay=4000000