Detections
Analytics
PHTN-67-000077 - The Photon operating system must enforce a delay of at least four 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
Open /etc/pam.d/system-auth with a text editor.Remove any existing 'pam_faildelay' line and add the following line at the end of the file:
auth optional pam_faildelay.so delay=4000000
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-239148r675252_rule, STIG-ID|PHTN-67-000077, Vuln-ID|V-239148
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 4eb119fd26154b54f7e869387cffafff56ab101d00f7b89dfec098b43ee2f7d3