The network device 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-243201r879546_rule
- Version
- WLAN-ND-001400
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure the network device to require a maximum number of unsuccessful SSH logon attempts at "3", after which time it must block any login attempt for 15 minutes.