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".