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The NSX-T Manager must be configured to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts, after which time it must block any login attempt for 15 minutes.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

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.

ID
SV-251779r879546_rule
Version
TNDM-3X-000012
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

From an NSX-T Manager shell, run the following command(s):

> set auth-policy api lockout-reset-period 900
> set auth-policy api lockout-period 900
> set auth-policy api max-auth-failures 3
> set auth-policy cli lockout-period 900
> set auth-policy cli max-auth-failures 3