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Nutanix AOS must enforce a delay of at least four seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Limiting the number of logon attempts over a certain time interval reduces the chances that an unauthorized user may gain access to an account.

ID
SV-254193r846667_rule
Version
NUTX-OS-001060
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure Nutanix AOS to enforce a delay between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt by running the following command:

$ sudo salt-call state.sls security/CVM/pamCVM