The SUSE operating system must enforce a delay of at least four (4) seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Limiting the number of logon attempts over a certain time interval reduces the chances that an unauthorized user may gain access to an account.
- ID
- SV-217116r991588_rule
- Version
- SLES-12-010140
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure the SUSE operating system to enforce a delay of at least four (4) seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.
Add or update the following variable in "/etc/login.defs" to match the line below ("FAIL_DELAY" must have a value of "4" or higher):
FAIL_DELAY 4