The firewall implementation must enforce the organizationally defined maximum number of consecutive invalid login attempts.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
SRG-NET-000038-FW-000033	SRG-NET-000038-FW-000033	SRG-NET-000038-FW-000033_rule		Medium

Description
The firewall implementation must limit the number of times an account may consecutively fail at login. By limiting the number of failed login attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access by password guessing (i.e., brute force attack) is reduced.

STIG	Date
Firewall Security Requirements Guide	2012-12-10

Details

Check Text ( C-SRG-NET-000038-FW-000033_chk )
Review the firewall configuration for both the local and network connections to determine whether the setting for the maximum number of consecutive invalid login attempts is configured and enforced. If the firewall is not configured to enforce the organizationally defined limit of consecutive invalid login attempts, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-SRG-NET-000038-FW-000033_fix)
Configure the firewall implementation to enforce the organizationally defined maximum number of consecutive invalid login attempts.