Detections
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1.21 VCSA-80-000145

Information

The vCenter Server must set the interval for counting failed login attempts to at least 15 minutes.

GROUP ID: V-258924RULE ID: SV-258924r961368

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.

NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Single Sign On >> Configuration >> Local Accounts >> Lockout Policy.

Click "Edit".

Set the "Time interval between failures" to "900" and click "Save".

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23621

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-7b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002238, Rule-ID|SV-258924r961368_rule, STIG-ID|VCSA-80-000145, Vuln-ID|V-258924

Plugin: VMware

Control ID: ba2cf87e4272bc96a2f38a976966be8b8f77b69e2f3f1ae9e6d15317964a749c