SLEM-05-411020 - SLEM 5 shadow password suite must be configured to enforce a delay of at least five seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.

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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 SLEM 5 to enforce a delay of at least five seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.

Add or modify the following line in the "/etc/login.defs" file:

FAIL_DELAY 5

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro SLEM 5 STIG v1r4

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 5b6c0c1bccdeabcb8aba0fe554ce004d04701d1e4a49a99fef4902bf9258b419

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SLEM-05-411020 - SLEM 5 shadow password suite must be configured to enforce a delay of at least five seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.

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