The Photon operating system must audit logon attempts for unknown users.
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-258860r958388_rule
- Version
- PHTN-40-000194
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Navigate to and open:
/etc/security/faillock.conf
Add or update the following lines: