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Forescout must be configured to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts, after which time it must lock out the user account from accessing the device for 15 minutes.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-230933FORE-NM-000040SV-230933r960840_ruleCCI-000044medium
Description
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.
STIGDate
Forescout Network Device Management Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-06-12

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 5 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

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Also reachable in 3 hops (6) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

IAC-01.2Authenticate, Authorize and Audit (AAA)
1.00
IAC-02Identification & Authentication for Organizational Users
1.00
IAC-03Identification & Authentication for Non-Organizational Users
1.00
IAC-04Identification & Authentication for Devices
1.00
IAC-05Identification & Authentication for Third-Party Technology Assets, Applications and/or Services (TAAS)
1.00
IAC-22Account Lockout
1.00
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (56) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-10Concurrent Session Control
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AC-12Session Termination
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AC-17(10)Authenticate Remote Commands
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
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AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00

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NIST 800-1710 mappings

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Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

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3.1.8
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CCI1 mapping
CCI-000044
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NIST CSF 2.00 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

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PR.AA-03
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Who does this work

7 NICE work roles and 5 EC-Council certifications.

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A certification prepares someone for a role. It is not evidence that a holder is qualified, and neither NIST nor EC-Council has stated that any certification here addresses this check.

Work-role assignments published by NIST (NICE Framework Components 2.2.0 and the CSF 2.0 OLIR crosswalk). Certification mappings published by EC-Council.

Details

Check Text (C-230933r960840_chk)

Determine if Forescout is configured either to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15-minute time period, or to use an authentication server to perform this function. 1. Log on to the Forescout Administrator UI. 2. From the menu, select Tools >> Options >> CounterACT User Profiles >> Password and Sessions. 3. Verify the "Lock account after" radio button is selected. 4. Verify that "3" password failures for "15 minutes" is configured. If the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15-minute time period is not enforced, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-33836r603639_fix)

Configure Forescout or its associated authentication server to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15-minute time period. 1. Log on to the Forescout Administrator UI. 2. From the menu, select Tools >> Options >> CounterACT User Profiles >> Password and Sessions. 3. Ensure the "Lock account after" radio button is selected. 4. Ensure that "3" password failures for "15" minutes is configured.