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SPLK-CL-000070 - Splunk Enterprise must automatically lock the account until the locked account is released by an administrator when three unsuccessful login attempts in 15 minutes are exceeded.

Information

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.

Solution

If the authentication.conf file does not exist, copy the file from $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/default to the $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local directory.

Modify the following lines in the authentication.conf file under the [splunk_auth]:

lockoutUsers = True or 1

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Splunk_Enterprise_8-x_for+Linux_V2R3_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-7b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002238, Rule-ID|SV-251660r961368_rule, STIG-ID|SPLK-CL-000070, Vuln-ID|V-251660

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: e142da36ac521c10481b212cd154fc5ab31ef27f1615860409935f4f5cd31283