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PHTN-40-000194 - The Photon operating system must audit logon attempts for unknown users.

Information

By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-force attacks, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account.

Solution

Navigate to and open:

/etc/security/faillock.conf

Add or update the following lines:

audit

Note: On vCenter appliances, the equivalent file must be edited under "/etc/applmgmt/appliance", if one exists, for the changes to persist after a reboot.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_8-0_Y24M08_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000044, Rule-ID|SV-258860r958388_rule, STIG-ID|PHTN-40-000194, Vuln-ID|V-258860

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: d5a2c843739cfd0964015b324bb4c12bbf1537db9d72166fdf9082afb87f78b5