Symantec ProxySG must be configured to 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-94661 | SYMP-NM-000050 | SV-104491r1_rule | CCI-000044 | medium |
| 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. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Symantec ProxySG NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2019-12-20 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
AC-7
1.00
- DISA · V1R2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.1.8
1.00
- DISA · V1R2 · 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 · V1R2 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-104491r1_chk)
Verify the lockout policy is configured.
1. SSH into the ProxySG console, type "enable", press "Enter".
2. Enter the appropriate password, type "config", press "Enter".
3. Type "show security local-user-list", press "Enter".
This should return a value of "3" for the "Max failed attempts" and "900" for the value of both the "lockout duration" and "reset interval" fields.
If Symantec ProxySG is not configured to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15-minute time period, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-100779r1_fix)
The lockout policy may be configured for both SSH and Web Management Console sessions.
1. SSH into the ProxySG console, type "enable", press "Enter".
2. Enter the appropriate password, type "config", press "Enter".
3. Type "security local-user-list edit local_user_database", press "Enter".
4. Type "lockout-duration 900", type "max-failed-attempts 3", press "Enter".