Check: OSX8-00-01325
Apple OSX 10.8 STIG:
OSX8-00-01325
(in version v1 r2)
Title
The operating system must enforce the organization-defined time period during which the limit of consecutive invalid access attempts by a user is counted. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
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. Limits are imposed by locking the account.
Check Content
To check if the password policy is configured to disabled an account within 15 minutes of failed attempts, run the following command: sudo pwpolicy -getglobalpolicy | tr " " "\n" | grep minutesUntilFailedLoginReset If the result is not "minutesUntilFailedLoginReset=15", this is a finding. This is NA for machines bound to a directory server.
Fix Text
To set the password policy, run the following command: sudo pwpolicy setglobalpolicy "minutesUntilFailedLoginReset=15"
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-65629r1_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-51419
Group Title:
Expert Comments
CCIs
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CCI-001452 |
The information system enforces the organization-defined time period during which the limit of consecutive invalid access attempts by a user is counted. |
Controls
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No controls are assigned to this check |