The Photon operating system must set the "FAIL_DELAY" parameter.

Limiting the number of logon attempts over a certain time interval reduces the chances that an unauthorized user may gain access to an account.

At the command line, run the following command:

# grep FAIL_DELAY /etc/login.defs 

Expected result:

FAIL_DELAY 4

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Navigate to and open:

/etc/login.defs

Add the following line after the last auth statement:

FAIL_DELAY 4