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XCCDF
CloudLinux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128
SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128
An XCCDF Group - A logical subset of the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128
1 Rule
AlmaLinux OS 9 must ensure account locks persist across reboots.
Medium Severity
By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-forcing, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account. Having account locks persist across reboots ensures that a locked account is only unlocked by an administrator. If the locks did not persist across reboots, an attacker could reboot the system to continue brute force attacks against the accounts on the system. The default /var/run/faillock directory is cleared upon reboot and should not be used.