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PHTN-30-000072 - 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

Navigate to and open:

/etc/login.defs

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_7-0_Y25M01_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-256542r991588_rule, STIG-ID|PHTN-30-000072, Vuln-ID|V-256542

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 0c290357af76b5fe915ff6669557b37881624a490e80724a2014ce52f9b19123