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V-217433

CAT II (Medium)

The HP FlexFabric Switch must enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15-minute time period.

Rule ID

SV-217433r960840_rule

STIG

HP FlexFabric Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R4

CCIs

CCI-000044

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.

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Verify that the HP FlexFabric Switch is configured to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15-minute time period.

[HP] display password-control

Global password control configurations:
 Maximum login attempts:              3
 Action for exceeding login attempts: Lock user for 15 minutes

If the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15-minute time period is not enforced, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the HP FlexFabric Switch to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15-minute time period:

[HP]password-control login-attempt 3 exceed lock-time 15