AlmaLinux OS 9 must maintain an account lock until the locked account is manually released by an administrator; and not automatically after a set time.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
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.
- ID
- SV-269153r1050035_rule
- Version
- ALMA-09-008160
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure AlmaLinux OS 9 to lock accounts until released by an administrator using pam_faillock.
First, enable the feature using the following command:
$ authselect enable-feature with-faillock