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XCCDF
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting Services (AAA) Security Requirements Guide
SRG-APP-000065-AAA-000200
SRG-APP-000065-AAA-000200
An XCCDF Group - A logical subset of the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-APP-000065-AAA-000200
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AAA Services must be configured to automatically lock user accounts after three consecutive invalid logon attempts within a 15-minute time period.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>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.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>