The IBM z/VM JOURNALING statement must be properly configured.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-237944 | SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128 | IBMZ-VM-001020 | SV-237944r859014_rule | 2022-08-31 | 2 |
Description
By limiting the number of failed logon 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.
ℹ️ Check
View system config "JOURNALING" statement.
If the "JOURNALING" statement "LOGON" operand is configured as below, this is not a finding.
Logon,
Account after 3 attempts,
See IBMZ-VM-000040 for LOCKOUT setting.
Link,
Account after 3 attempts,
Disable after 3 attempts
✔️ Fix
Configure the system config "JOURNALING" statement to include the following:
Logon,
Account after 3 attempts,
See IBMZ-VM-000040 for LOCKOUT setting.
Link,
Account after 3 attempts,
Disable after 3 attempts