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V-269152

CAT II (Medium)

AlmaLinux OS 9 must log username information when unsuccessful logon attempts occur.

Rule ID

SV-269152r1050034_rule

STIG

Cloud Linux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R6

CCIs

CCI-000044CCI-000172

Discussion

Without auditing of these events, it may be harder or impossible to identify what an attacker did after an attack. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005, SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214

Check Content

Verify the "/etc/security/faillock.conf" file is configured to log username information when unsuccessful logon attempts occur with the following command:

$ grep audit /etc/security/faillock.conf

audit

If the "audit" option is not set, is missing, or is commented out, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure AlmaLinux OS 9 to log username information when unsuccessful logon attempts occur.

Add/modify the "/etc/security/faillock.conf" file to match the following line:

audit