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SOL-11.1-040160 - The delay between login prompts following a failed login attempt must be at least 4 seconds.
Information
As an immediate return of an error message, coupled with the capability to try again, may facilitate automatic and rapid-fire brute-force password attacks by a malicious user.Solution
The root role is required.# pfedit the /etc/default/login
Locate the line containing:
SLEEPTIME
Change the line to read:
SLEEPTIME=4
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_11_SPARC_V3R6_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Solaris 11 SPARC STIG v3r6
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-216335r959010_rule, STIG-ID|SOL-11.1-040160, STIG-Legacy|SV-60915, STIG-Legacy|V-48043, Vuln-ID|V-216335
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 8cec8df8f4670d18abff81ab31ce5885e9c4c77df0d74faaca53207c0123c29e