Riverbed Optimization System (RiOS) must enforce the limit of three (3) consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15-minute time period for device console access.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>By limiting the number of failed login 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-77349r1_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure RiOS to limit the number of invalid logon attempts to 3 during a 15 minute period.
Login to the device console to access the command line interface (CLI)
Type: enable
Type: conf t