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The Samsung SDS EMM must enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

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ID
SV-225656r588007_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Configure the Samsung SDS EMM to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by an admin.

On the MDM console, do the following:
1. Log in to the Admin Console using a web browser.
2. Go to Setting >> Server >> Configuration and set "Maximum Failed Login Attempts" to "3".