SSMC must enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a nonadministrative user.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| low | V-255246 | SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005 | SSMC-OS-020000 | SV-255246r958388_rule | 2024-08-27 | 2 |
| Description |
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| 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. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Check if SSMC is configured to limit consecutive invalid logon attempts for ssmcaudit user to three times by executing the following command: $ sudo /ssmc/bin/config_security.sh -o session_lock -a status Session lock is enabled If the output of this command does not read "Session lock is enabled", this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure SSMC to limit consecutive invalid logon attempts for ssmcaudit user to three times by executing the following command: $sudo /ssmc/bin/config_security.sh -o session_lock -a enable -f |