STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 09 Mar 2021:

The Photon operating system must enforce a delay of at least four seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.

DISA Rule

SV-239148r675252_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239148

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00226

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000077

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

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

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Open /etc/pam.d/system-auth with a text editor.

Remove any existing "pam_faildelay" line and add the following line at the end of the file:

auth      optional    pam_faildelay.so  delay=4000000

Check Contents

At the command line, execute the following command:

# grep pam_faildelay /etc/pam.d/system-auth|grep --color=always "delay="

Expected result:

auth      optional    pam_faildelay.so  delay=4000000

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-239148

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000077

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, execute the following command:

# grep pam_faildelay /etc/pam.d/system-auth|grep --color=always "delay="

Expected result:

auth      optional    pam_faildelay.so  delay=4000000

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5323

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