The Photon operating system must enforce a delay of at least four seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt in login.defs.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-258854 | PHTN-40-000185 | SV-258854r991588_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Limiting the number of logon attempts over a certain time interval reduces the chances that an unauthorized user may gain access to an account. |
| STIG | Date |
| VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-07-11 |
Details
| Check Text (C-62594r933621_chk) |
| At the command line, run the following command to verify a four second delay is configured between logon attempts: # grep '^FAIL_DELAY' /etc/login.defs Example result: FAIL_DELAY 4 If the "FAIL_DELAY" option is not set to 4 or more, is missing or commented out, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-62503r933622_fix) |
| Navigate to and open: /etc/login.defs Add or update the following line: FAIL_DELAY 4 |