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1.191 AZLX-23-002620

Information

Amazon Linux 2023 must configure the use of the pam_faillock.so module in the /etc/pam.d/system-auth file.

GROUP ID: V-274186RULE ID: SV-274186r1120546

If the pam_faillock.so module is not loaded, the system will not correctly lockout accounts to prevent password guessing attacks.

Solution

Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to include the use of the pam_faillock.so module in the /etc/pam.d/system-auth file.

Add/modify the appropriate sections of the "/etc/pam.d/system-auth" file to match the following lines:Note: The "preauth" line must be listed before pam_unix.so.

auth required pam_faillock.so preauthauth required pam_faillock.so authfailaccount required pam_faillock.so

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/26107

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000044, Rule-ID|SV-274186r1120546_rule, STIG-ID|AZLX-23-002620, Vuln-ID|V-274186

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: ae56323cf768b74aafbe1eb482973b086faab09df60e969edd9f5248110a9f97