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XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
System Settings
Account and Access Control
Protect Accounts by Configuring PAM
Set Lockouts for Failed Password Attempts
Configure the root Account for Failed Password Attempts
Configure the root Account for Failed Password Attempts
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Configure the root Account for Failed Password Attempts
Medium Severity
This rule configures the system to lock out the
root
account after a number of incorrect login attempts using
pam_faillock.so
. pam_faillock.so module requires multiple entries in pam files. These entries must be carefully defined to work as expected. In order to avoid errors when manually editing these files, it is recommended to use the appropriate tools, such as
authselect
or
authconfig
, depending on the OS version.