VCWN-06-000046 - The system must set the interval for counting failed login attempts to at least 15 minutes.

Information

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 performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

From the vSphere Web Client go to Administration >> Single Sign-On >> Configuration >> Policies >> Lockout Policy. Click Edit. Set the Time interval between failures to 900 and click OK.

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_VMware_vSphere_6-0_vCenter_Server_for_Windows_V1R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-7b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002238, Group-ID|V-64027, Rule-ID|SV-78517r1_rule, STIG-ID|VCWN-06-000046, Vuln-ID|V-64027

Plugin: VMware

Control ID: 54a0325e153487a8edf889f22c0c5473a74031f04b25a998c60e3260eeb7957e