STIGQter: STIG Summary: SLES 12 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The SUSE operating system must enforce a delay of at least four (4) seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.

DISA Rule

SV-217116r603262_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-217116

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00226

Rule Version

SLES-12-010140

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the SUSE operating system to enforce a delay of at least four (4) seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.

Add or update the following variable in "/etc/login.defs" to match the line below ("FAIL_DELAY" must have a value of "4" or higher):

FAIL_DELAY 4

Check Contents

Verify the SUSE operating system enforces a delay of at least four (4) seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.

Check that the SUSE operating system enforces a delay of at least four (4) seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt with the following command:

# grep FAIL_DELAY /etc/login.defs
FAIL_DELAY 4

If the value of "FAIL_DELAY" is not set to "4", "FAIL_DELAY" is commented out, or "FAIL_DELAY" is missing, then this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-217116

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SLES-12-010140

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the SUSE operating system enforces a delay of at least four (4) seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.

Check that the SUSE operating system enforces a delay of at least four (4) seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt with the following command:

# grep FAIL_DELAY /etc/login.defs
FAIL_DELAY 4

If the value of "FAIL_DELAY" is not set to "4", "FAIL_DELAY" is commented out, or "FAIL_DELAY" is missing, then this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

4033

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