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The CA-ACF2 PSWD GSO record values for MAXTRY and PASSLMT must be properly set.

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-forcing, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account.

ID
SV-223462r958736_rule
Version
ACF2-ES-000430
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure the GSO option "MAXTRY" to equal "3".
Configure the GSO option "PASSLMT" to equal "3".