The NSX-T Manager must be configured to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts, after which time it must block any login attempt for 15 minutes.

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mediumV-251779SRG-APP-000065-NDM-000214TNDM-3X-000012SV-251779r879546_rule2023-06-221
Description
By limiting the number of failed login attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-forcing, is reduced.
ℹ️ Check
From an NSX-T Manager shell, run the following command(s): > get auth-policy api lockout-reset-period Expected result: 900 seconds If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding. > get auth-policy api lockout-period Expected result: 900 seconds If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding. > get auth-policy api max-auth-failures Expected result: 3 If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding. > get auth-policy cli lockout-period Expected result: 900 seconds If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding. > get auth-policy cli max-auth-failures Expected result: 3 If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
From an NSX-T Manager shell, run the following command(s): > set auth-policy api lockout-reset-period 900 > set auth-policy api lockout-period 900 > set auth-policy api max-auth-failures 3 > set auth-policy cli lockout-period 900 > set auth-policy cli max-auth-failures 3