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Assessment Title
Rule Text
AIX must enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid login attempts by a user before the user account is locked and released by an administrator.
Description
Discussion Text
By limiting the number of failed login attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-force attacks, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005, SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005, SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128
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