HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R8

CurrentPublished Fri Jan 22 2016

The delay between login prompts following a failed login attempt must be at least 4 seconds.

HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The delay between login prompts following a failed login attempt must be at least 4 seconds.

Description

Discussion Text

Enforcing a delay between consecutive failed login attempts increases protection against automated password guessing attacks.

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Objective

V-768

Rule

SV-38446r3_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN000480

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

For Trusted Mode:
Check the t_logdelay setting.
# more /tcb/files/auth/system/default

Verify the value of the t_logdelay variable. If the value is less than 4, this is a finding.

For SMSE:
By default, PAM executes a built-in, 3 second standard delay if user authentication fails. This delay cannot be extended. The "nodelay" parameter disables the built-in delay. Ensure that the "nodelay" parameter is not found in the /etc/pam.conf file.

The HP-SMSE environment does not meet the failed authentication 4 second minimum delay requirement. This check will always result in a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

For Trusted Mode:
Use the SAM/SMH interface to ensure that the t_logdelay setting is 4.

For SMSE:
There is no fix, however, there are attack mitigations to minimize risk (see mitigations).

STIG check 408 of 534 in the HP-UX 11.23 STIG checklist

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