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The Workspace ONE UEM must enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user.

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. Limits are imposed by locking the account. SFR ID: FMT_SMF.1(2)b. / IA-7-a

ID
SV-251263r805093_rule
Version
VMW1-00-200180
Severity
High
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure WS1 UEM to enforce a limit of three invalid logon attempts for a local account.

1. Log in to the WS1UEM console.
2. Go to Settings >> Admin >> Console Security >> Passwords.
3. Configure "Maximum invalid login attempts" to 3.