AIOS-14-000400 - The mobile operating system must be configured to not allow more than ten consecutive failed authentication attempts.

Information

The more attempts an adversary has to guess a password, the more likely the adversary will enter the correct password and gain access to resources on the device. Setting a limit on the number of attempts mitigates this risk. Setting the limit at ten or less gives authorized users the ability to make a few mistakes when entering the password but still provides adequate protection against dictionary or brute force attacks on the password.

SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #2c, FIA_AFL_EXT.1.5

Solution

Install a configuration profile to allow only ten or fewer consecutive failed authentication attempts.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_iOS_iPadOS_14_V1R3_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000044, Rule-ID|SV-228732r561031_rule, STIG-ID|AIOS-14-000400, Vuln-ID|V-228732

Plugin: MDM

Control ID: bf0b71ad71dfd979c5be195a93b5caa1a318aec45e0a9328dad0c7379344f0a2