Big Sur - Limit Consecutive Failed Login Attempts to Three

Information

The macOS _MUST_ be configured to limit the number of failed login attempts to a maximum of three. When the maximum number of failed attempts is reached, the account _MUST_ be locked for a period of time after.

This rule protects against malicious users attempting to gain access to the system via brute-force hacking methods.

Solution

This is implemented by a Configuration Profile.

mobileconfig profile info:

com.apple.mobiledevice.passwordpolicy:
maxFailedAttempts:
3

See Also

https://github.com/usnistgov/macos_security

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-7, 800-53|AC-7b., CCE|CCE-85402-6, CCI|CCI-002238, STIG-ID|APPL-11-000022

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 0032fd555469428baf9897b0f42be7c5ffda0e755ade017bf7846002c8b7c8e5