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V-256346

CAT II (Medium)

The vCenter Server must require an administrator to unlock an account locked due to excessive login failures.

Rule ID

SV-256346r885649_rule

STIG

VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R3

CCIs

CCI-002238

Discussion

By requiring that Single Sign-On (SSO) accounts be unlocked manually, the risk of unauthorized access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute forcing, is reduced. When the account unlock time is set to zero, once an account is locked it can only be unlocked manually by an administrator.

Check Content

From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Single Sign On >> Configuration >> Local Accounts >> Lockout Policy. 

Verify the following lockout policy is set as follows:

Unlock time: 0 

If this account lockout policy is not configured as stated, this is a finding.

Fix Text

From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Single Sign On >> Configuration >> Local Accounts >> Lockout Policy.

Click "Edit".

Set the "Unlock time" to "0" and click "Save".