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Assessment Title
Rule Text
TOSS 5 must automatically lock an account when three unsuccessful login attempts occur during a 15-minute time period.
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-forcing, 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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