The NSX 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.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-265293 | SRG-APP-000065-NDM-000214 | NMGR-4X-000012 | SV-265293r994102_rule | 2024-12-13 | 1 |
| Description |
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| 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 |
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| From an NSX Manager shell, run the following commands: > 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 |
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| From an NSX Manager shell, run the following commands: > 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 |