Title

SLEM 5 shadow password suite must be configured to enforce a delay of at least five seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Limiting the number of logon attempts over a certain time interval reduces the chances that an unauthorized user may gain access to an account.

Check Content

Verify SLEM 5 enforces a delay of at least five seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt with the following command: > grep -i fail_delay /etc/login.defs FAIL_DELAY 5 If the value of "FAIL_DELAY" is not set to "5" or greater, the line is commented out, or the line is missing, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure SLEM 5 to enforce a delay of at least five seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt. Add or modify the following line in the "/etc/login.defs" file: FAIL_DELAY 5

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-261350r996504_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-261350

Group Title: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00226

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