STIGUI
V-234491CAT II — Medium severitySV-234491r1213133_rule

The UEM server must automatically lock the account until the locked account is released by an administrator when three unsuccessful login attempts in 15 minutes are exceeded.

Rule version SRG-APP-000345-UEM-000218 · STIG v2 · 2026-08-31

Discussion

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.

Satisfies:FMT_SMF.1.1/SERVER_CONF_SERVER

Check

Requirement is Not Applicable when UEM server is configured to use DoW Central Directory Service for administrator account authentication.

Verify the UEM server automatically locks the account until the locked account is released by an administrator when three unsuccessful login attempts in 15 minutes are exceeded.

If the UEM server does not automatically lock the account until the locked account is released by an administrator when three unsuccessful login attempts in 15 minutes are exceeded, this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the UEM server to automatically lock the account until the locked account is released by an administrator when three unsuccessful login attempts in 15 minutes are exceeded.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-234491
Group title
SRG-APP-000345
Rule ID
SV-234491r1213133_rule
Check ID
C-37676r1213132_chk
Fix ID
F-37641r615117_fix