SLES-12-010140 - The SUSE operating system must enforce a delay of at least four (4) seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.

Information

Limiting the number of logon attempts over a certain time interval reduces the chances that an unauthorized user may gain access to an account.

Solution

Configure the SUSE operating system to enforce a delay of at least four (4) seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.

Add or update the following variable in '/etc/login.defs' to match the line below ('FAIL_DELAY' must have a value of '4' or higher):

FAIL_DELAY 4

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SLES_12_V2R13_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-217116r603262_rule, STIG-ID|SLES-12-010140, STIG-Legacy|SV-91769, STIG-Legacy|V-77073, Vuln-ID|V-217116

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 77a3e059fc6eaa81ae1a127d0c8df9f95c5f99dd93147babe3ab01fe3b8a7d0b