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Unlimited account lock times should be specified for locked accounts.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-15639 DG0133-ORACLE10 SV-24424r1_rule ECLO-1 ECLO-2 Medium
Description
When no limit is imposed on failed logon attempts and accounts are not disabled after a set number of failed access attempts, then the DBMS account is vulnerable to sustained attack. When access attempts continue unrestricted, the likelihood of success is increased. A successful attempt results in unauthorized access to the database.
STIG Date
Oracle 10 Database Instance STIG 2014-01-14

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-26389r1_fix)
Set the password_lock_time on all defined profiles to unlimited.

This will require the DBA manually to re-enable every locked account after the failed login limit has been reached.

From SQL*Plus:

alter profile default limit password_lock_time unlimited;
alter profile [profile name] limit password_lock_time default;

Replace [profile name] with an existing, non-default profile name.