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Assessment Title
Rule Text
AlmaLinux OS 9 must configure the appropriate SELinux context on the nondefault faillock tally directory.
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.
Not having the correct SELinux context on the faillock directory may lead to unauthorized access to the directory meaning that accounts could be unlocked by a nonadministrator.
Not having the correct SELinux context on the faillock directory may lead to unauthorized access to the directory meaning that accounts could be unlocked by a nonadministrator.
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