The Photon operating system must set the "FAIL_DELAY" parameter.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-256542 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00226 | PHTN-30-000072 | SV-256542r991588_rule | 2024-12-16 | 1 |
| Description |
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| Limiting the number of logon attempts over a certain time interval reduces the chances that an unauthorized user may gain access to an account. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| 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. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Navigate to and open: /etc/login.defs Add the following line after the last auth statement: FAIL_DELAY 4 |