HONW-09-000500 - The Honeywell Mobility Edge Android Pie device must be configured to not allow more than 10 consecutive failed authentication attempts.

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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 10 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

Configure the Honeywell Android device to allow only 10 or fewer consecutive failed authentication attempts.

On the MDM console:
1. Open password requirements.
2. Open device password section.
3. Set 'Maximum Number of Failed Attempts' to a number between 1 and 10.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_HW_Android_9-x_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000044, Rule-ID|SV-235039r626530_rule, STIG-ID|HONW-09-000500, Vuln-ID|V-235039

Plugin: MDM

Control ID: c59a9397a641e9207bea039ffa0e859dd983eae2ded66a204abf6aa700571c00