For local accounts created on the device, the Juniper SRX Services Gateway must enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15-minute time period.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-223188 | JUSX-DM-000030 | SV-223188r1018645_rule | CCI-000044 | low |
| Description | ||||
| By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-forcing, is reduced. Juniper SRX is unable to comply with the 15-minute time period part of this control. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Juniper SRX Services Gateway NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-20 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
AC-7
1.00
- DISA · V3R3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.1.8
1.00
- DISA · V3R3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000044
1.00
- DISA · V3R3 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-223188r1018645_chk)
Verify the number of unsuccessful logon attempts is set to 3.
[edit]
show system login retry-options
If the number of unsuccessful logon attempts is not set to 3, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-24849r513258_fix)
Configure the number of unsuccessful logon attempts for all login account, globally.
[edit]
set system login retry-options tries-before-disconnect 3