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V-288174

CAT II (Medium)

The application must automatically lock the account until the locked account is released by an administrator when three unsuccessful login attempts in 15 minutes are exceeded.

Rule ID

SV-288174r1252689_rule

STIG

General Application (GAPP) Security Requirements Guide

Version

V1R0.1

CCIs

CCI-002238

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 automatically lock the account until the locked account is released by an administrator when three unsuccessful login attempts in 15 minutes are exceeded. Otherwise, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Navigate to the account configuration function within the application.

Configure a policy to automatically lock the account until the locked account is released by an administrator when three unsuccessful login attempts in 15 minutes are exceeded.