The Ubuntu operating system must be configured so that three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user automatically locks the account until released by an administrator.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-force attacks, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128
- ID
- SV-219166r853369_rule
- Version
- UBTU-18-010033
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure the Ubuntu operating system to utilize the "pam_faillock" module.
Edit the /etc/pam.d/common-auth file.
Add the following lines below the "auth" definition for pam_unix.so:
auth [default=die] pam_faillock.so authfail