The HP FlexFabric Switch 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-forcing, is reduced.
- ID
- SV-80645r1_rule
- Version
- HFFS-ND-000015
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure the HP FlexFabric Switch to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15-minute time period:
[HP]password-control login-attempt 3 exceed lock-time 15