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