Windows Vista Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V6 · R42

CurrentPublished Fri Apr 28 2017

Time before bad-logon counter is reset does not meet minimum requirements.

Windows Vista Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Time before bad-logon counter is reset does not meet minimum requirements.

Description

Discussion Text

This parameter specifies the amount of time that must pass between two successive login attempts to ensure that a lockout will occur. The smaller this value is, the less effective the account lockout feature will be in protecting the local system.

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Objective

V-1098

Rule

SV-29638r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

4.003

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in.
Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view.
Navigate to Account Policies -> Account Lockout Policy.

If the "Reset account lockout counter after" value is less than 60 minutes, then this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the system to have the lockout counter reset itself after a minimum of 60 minutes.

STIG check 15 of 251 in the Windows Vista STIG checklist

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