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V-284864

CAT II (Medium)

The Cisco SNA appliance must be configured to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts, after which time it must block any login attempt for 15 minutes.

Rule ID

SV-284864r1205360_rule

STIG

Cisco Secure Network Analytics (SNA) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

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.

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Review the Cisco SNA appliance configuration to verify it enforces the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts. 

Navigate to Cisco SNA Dashboard >> Configure >> Central Management >> Inventory >> Actions... >> Edit Appliance Configuration >> General >> Session Settings >> Number of Unsuccessful Attempts and Duration of Lockout.

If the Cisco SNA appliance is not configured to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the Cisco SNA appliance to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts during a 15-minute time period.

Navigate to Cisco SNA Dashboard >> Configure >> Central Management >> Inventory >> Actions... >> Edit Appliance Configuration >> General >> Session Settings.

Input a number for "Number of Unsuccessful Attempts and Duration of Lockout".

Apply the configuration.