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V-281100

CAT II (Medium)

RHEL 10 must log username information when unsuccessful login attempts occur.

Rule ID

SV-281100r1165655_rule

STIG

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-000044

Discussion

Without auditing of these events, it may be harder or impossible to identify what an attacker did after an attack.

Check Content

Verify RHEL 10 "/etc/security/faillock.conf" is configured to log username information when unsuccessful login attempts occur with the following command:

$ sudo 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 RHEL 10 to log username information when unsuccessful login attempts occur.

Enable the feature using the following command:

$ sudo authselect enable-feature with-faillock

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

audit