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V-207448

CAT II (Medium)

The VMM must automatically lock an account until the locked account is released by an administrator, when three unsuccessful logon attempts in 15 minutes are made.

Rule ID

SV-207448r958736_rule

STIG

Virtual Machine Manager Security Requirements Guide

Version

V2R3

CCIs

CCI-002238

Discussion

By limiting the number of failed logon 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

Verify the VMM automatically locks an account until the locked account is released by an administrator, when three unsuccessful logon attempts in 15 minutes are made.

If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the VMM to automatically lock an account until the locked account is released by an administrator, when three unsuccessful logon attempts in 15 minutes are made.