PHTN-67-000076 - The Photon operating system must set the FAIL_DELAY parameter.

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

Open /etc/login.defs with a text editor.

Add the following line after the last auth statement:

FAIL_DELAY 4

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-7_Y23M07_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA STIG VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS v1r6

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-239147r675249_rule, STIG-ID|PHTN-67-000076, Vuln-ID|V-239147

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 237e2a6ed05f7f8f470e002a26b1154cfd4a82383214b3021d58c55f25dcd07c