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AlmaLinux OS 9 must log username information when unsuccessful logon attempts occur.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Without auditing of these events, it may be harder or impossible to identify what an attacker did after an attack. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005, SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214

ID
SV-269152r1050034_rule
Version
ALMA-09-008050
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure AlmaLinux OS 9 to log username information when unsuccessful logon attempts occur.

Add/modify the "/etc/security/faillock.conf" file to match the following line:

audit