IBM Aspera Faspex must lock accounts after three unsuccessful login attempts within a 15-minute timeframe.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-252581	ASP4-FA-050170	SV-252581r831503_rule		Medium

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. Limits are imposed by locking the account.

STIG	Date
IBM Aspera Platform 4.2 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-08-24

Details

Check Text ( C-56037r817911_chk )
If the IBM Aspera Faspex feature of the Aspera Platform is not installed, this is Not Applicable. Verify IBM Aspera Faspex locks accounts after three unsuccessful login attempts within a 15-minute timeframe: - Log in to the IBM Aspera Faspex web page as a user with administrative privilege. - Select the "Server" tab. - Select the "Configuration" tab. - Select the "Security" section. - Verify the "Faspex accounts" "Lock users" section is set to "3" or less failed login attempts within "15" minutes or less. If the "Lock users" section is set to more than "3" failed login attempts, this is a finding. If the "Lock users" section is set to more than "15" minutes, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-56037r817911_chk )

If the IBM Aspera Faspex feature of the Aspera Platform is not installed, this is Not Applicable.

Verify IBM Aspera Faspex locks accounts after three unsuccessful login attempts within a 15-minute timeframe:

- Log in to the IBM Aspera Faspex web page as a user with administrative privilege.
- Select the "Server" tab.
- Select the "Configuration" tab.
- Select the "Security" section.
- Verify the "Faspex accounts" "Lock users" section is set to "3" or less failed login attempts within "15" minutes or less.

If the "Lock users" section is set to more than "3" failed login attempts, this is a finding.

If the "Lock users" section is set to more than "15" minutes, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-55987r817912_fix)
Configure IBM Aspera Faspex to lock accounts after three unsuccessful login attempts within a 15-minute timeframe: - Log in to the IBM Aspera Faspex web page as a user with administrative privilege. - Select the "Server" tab. - Select the "Configuration" tab. - Select the "Security" section. - Edit the "Faspex accounts" "Lock users" section failed login attempts option to "3" or less. - Edit the "Lock users" section attempts within minutes to "15" or less. - Select "Update" at the bottom of the page.

Fix Text (F-55987r817912_fix)

Configure IBM Aspera Faspex to lock accounts after three unsuccessful login attempts within a 15-minute timeframe:

- Log in to the IBM Aspera Faspex web page as a user with administrative privilege.
- Select the "Server" tab.
- Select the "Configuration" tab.
- Select the "Security" section.
- Edit the "Faspex accounts" "Lock users" section failed login attempts option to "3" or less.
- Edit the "Lock users" section attempts within minutes to "15" or less.
- Select "Update" at the bottom of the page.