The Photon operating system must enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15-minute time period.
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-258802r958388_rule
- Version
- PHTN-40-000004
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Navigate to and open:
/etc/security/faillock.conf
Add or update the following lines: