Defines the number of seconds delay between each failed login attempt. This works as a multiplier, so if the parameter is set to 10, after the first failed login it would delay for 10 seconds, after the second failed login 20 seconds etc. Rationale: In setting the logindelay attribute, this implements a delay multiplier in-between unsuccessful login attempts.
Solution
In /etc/security/login.cfg, set the default stanza logindelay attribute to 10 or greater: chsec -f /etc/security/login.cfg -s default -a logindelay=10 This means that a user will have to wait 10 seconds before being able to re-enter their password. During subsequent attempts this delay will increase as a multiplier of (the number of failed login attempts * logindelay) Default Value: No limit