VCWN-06-000045 - The system must limit the maximum number of failed login attempts to three.

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Information

By limiting the number of failed login attempts, the risk of unauthorized access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-forcing, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account.

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Solution

From the vSphere Web Client go to Administration >> Single Sign-On >> Configuration >> Policies >> Lockout Policy. Click Edit. Set the Maximum number of failed login attempts to 3 and click OK.

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_VMware_vSphere_6-0_vCenter_Server_for_Windows_V1R3_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002238, Group-ID|V-64025, Rule-ID|SV-78515r1_rule, STIG-ID|VCWN-06-000045

Plugin: VMware

Control ID: a5f4037aceb3d0d529c882925d0720ca7793dafd0c5aaad65ee9544a223f4062