Information
Unauthorized access to DBMS accounts may go undetected if account access is not monitored. Authorized users may serve as a reliable party to report unauthorized use of to their account.
NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.
Solution
Develop, document and implement an automated method to display at interactive logon the time and date of the last successful login and the number of failed login attempts since the last successful login for users that access the database interactively.
This may require a custom-developed logon trigger or procedure to accomplish.
NOTE: This may cause interaction/functionality problems with COTS applications not designed for this kind of interaction.