The HP FlexFabric Switch must automatically lock the account until the locked account is released by an administrator when three unsuccessful logon attempts in 15 minutes are exceeded.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-66235	HFFS-ND-000092	SV-80725r1_rule		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. Limits are imposed by locking the account.

STIG	Date
HP FlexFabric Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-06-03

Details

Check Text ( C-66881r1_chk )

Determine if the HP FlexFabric Switch automatically locks the account until the locked account is released by an administrator when three unsuccessful logon attempts in 15 minutes are exceeded. [HP] display local-user Device management user admin: State: Active Service type: SSH/Terminal User group: system Bind attributes: Authorization attributes: Work directory: cfa0: User role list: network-admin, network-operator Password control configurations: Maximum login attempts: 3 Action for exceeding login attempts: Lock user for 15 minutes If an account is not automatically locked out until the locked account is released by an administrator when three unsuccessful logon attempts in 15 minutes are exceeded, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-72311r1_fix)
Configure the HP FlexFabric Switch to automatically lock the account until the locked account is released by an administrator when three unsuccessful logon attempts in 15 minutes are exceeded. [HP] local-user test [HP-luser-test] password-control login-attempt 3 exceed lock-time 15