Nutanix AOS must enforce a delay of at least four seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.

Nutanix AOS must enforce a delay of at least four seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-254193	NUTX-OS-001060	SV-254193r846667_rule		Medium

Description
Limiting the number of logon attempts over a certain time interval reduces the chances that an unauthorized user may gain access to an account.

STIG	Date
Nutanix AOS 5.20.x OS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-08-24

Details

Check Text ( C-57678r846665_chk )
Confirm Nutanix AOS enforces a delay of at least four seconds between console logon prompts following a failed logon attempt. $ sudo grep -i fail_delay /etc/login.defs FAIL_DELAY 4 If the value of "FAIL_DELAY" is not set to "4" or greater, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-57629r846666_fix)
Configure Nutanix AOS to enforce a delay between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt by running the following command: $ sudo salt-call state.sls security/CVM/pamCVM