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Assessment Title
Rule Text
The Ubuntu operating system must automatically lock an account until the locked account is released by an administrator when three unsuccessful logon attempts have been made.
Description
Discussion Text
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. Limits are imposed by locking the account.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128, SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128, SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005
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