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V-288162

CAT II (Medium)

The application must enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15-minute time period.

Rule ID

SV-288162r1252665_rule

STIG

General Application (GAPP) Security Requirements Guide

Version

V1R0.1

CCIs

CCI-000044

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

Navigate to the account configuration function within the application.

Verify the application is configured to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15-minute time period. Otherwise, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Navigate to the account configuration function within the application.

Configure a policy to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15-minute time period.