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XCCDF
CloudLinux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005
SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005
An XCCDF Group - A logical subset of the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005
1 Rule
AlmaLinux OS 9 must configure the use of the pam_faillock.so module in the /etc/pam.d/password-auth file.
Medium Severity
By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-force attacks, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account. If the pam_faillock.so module is not loaded, the system will not correctly lockout accounts to prevent password guessing attacks.