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VCWN-06-000047 - The system must require an administrator to unlock an account locked due to excessive login failures.
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By limiting the number of failed login attempts, the risk of unauthorized access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-forcing, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account.NOTE: Nessus has not evaluted this check. It is included for informational purposes.
Solution
From the vSphere Web Client go to Administration >> Single Sign-On >> Configuration >> Policies >> Lockout Policy. Click Edit. Set the Unlock time to 0 and click OK.See Also
http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_VMware_vSphere_6-0_vCenter_Server_for_Windows_V1R3_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA STIG VMware vSphere vCenter 6.x v1r3
References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002238, Group-ID|V-64029, Rule-ID|SV-78519r1_rule, STIG-ID|VCWN-06-000047
Plugin: VMware
Control ID: ee63e58f27a66b155cd06e616359cc0d42c4a6eccb5479e67506f1055772a9b1