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PHTN-40-000206 - 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
Navigate to and open:/etc/pam.d/system-auth
Add or update the following line:
auth optional pam_faildelay.so delay=4000000
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: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-258869r1003654_rule, STIG-ID|PHTN-40-000206, Vuln-ID|V-258869
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: cc25a6c31fd42a12278fd808625808b673b4dc6ad2d8f9617273ff0c895ddd94