Check: ASP4-FA-050170
IBM Aspera Platform 4.2 STIG:
ASP4-FA-050170
(in versions v1 r2 through v1 r1)
Title
IBM Aspera Faspex must lock accounts after three unsuccessful login attempts within a 15-minute timeframe. (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
If the IBM Aspera Faspex feature of the Aspera Platform is not installed, this is Not Applicable. Verify IBM Aspera Faspex locks accounts after three unsuccessful login attempts within a 15-minute timeframe: - Log in to the IBM Aspera Faspex web page as a user with administrative privilege. - Select the "Server" tab. - Select the "Configuration" tab. - Select the "Security" section. - Verify the "Faspex accounts" "Lock users" section is set to "3" or less failed login attempts within "15" minutes or less. If the "Lock users" section is set to more than "3" failed login attempts, this is a finding. If the "Lock users" section is set to more than "15" minutes, this is a finding.
Fix Text
Configure IBM Aspera Faspex to lock accounts after three unsuccessful login attempts within a 15-minute timeframe: - Log in to the IBM Aspera Faspex web page as a user with administrative privilege. - Select the "Server" tab. - Select the "Configuration" tab. - Select the "Security" section. - Edit the "Faspex accounts" "Lock users" section failed login attempts option to "3" or less. - Edit the "Lock users" section attempts within minutes to "15" or less. - Select "Update" at the bottom of the page.
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-252581r831503_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-252581
Group Title: SRG-NET-000512-ALG-000062
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-000044 |
The information system enforces the organization-defined limit of consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during the organization-defined time period. |
CCI-002236 |
The organization defines the time period the information system will automatically lock the account or node when the maximum number of unsuccessful logon attempts is exceeded. |
CCI-002238 |
The information system automatically locks the account or node for either an organization-defined time period, until the locked account or node is released by an administrator, or delays the next logon prompt according to the organization-defined delay algorithm when the maximum number of unsuccessful logon attempts is exceeded. |
Controls
Number | Title |
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AC-7 |
Unsuccessful Logon Attempts |