The MQ Appliance network device must enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15-minute time period.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<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.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-89603r1_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Log on to the MQ Appliance WebGUI as a privileged user. Go to Administration (gear icon) >> Access >> RBM Settings.
Set Authentication Method to LDAP.
Configure LDAP connection as required.
Note: Enforcing the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts during a 15-minute time period is the responsibility of the LDAP server.