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V-273786

CAT II (Medium)

The RUCKUS ICX device 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-273786r1110837_rule

STIG

RUCKUS ICX NDM 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.

Check Content

Review the device configuration to verify that it enforces the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts.

show running-config | include disable-on-login-failure
enable user disable-on-login-failure 3 login-recovery-time in-secs 900

If the device is not configured to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts, after which time it must block any login attempt for 15 minutes, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the network device to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts during a 15-minute time period.

enable user disable-on-login-failure 3 login-recovery-time in-mins 15