The vCenter Server must require an administrator to unlock an account locked due to excessive login failures.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256346	VCSA-70-000266	SV-256346r885649_rule		Medium

Description
By requiring that Single Sign-On (SSO) accounts be unlocked manually, the risk of unauthorized access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute forcing, is reduced. When the account unlock time is set to zero, once an account is locked it can only be unlocked manually by an administrator.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-12-21

Details

Check Text ( C-60021r885647_chk )
From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Single Sign On >> Configuration >> Local Accounts >> Lockout Policy. Verify the following lockout policy is set as follows: Unlock time: 0 If this account lockout policy is not configured as stated, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-59964r885648_fix)
From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Single Sign On >> Configuration >> Local Accounts >> Lockout Policy. Click "Edit". Set the "Unlock time" to "0" and click "Save".