The operating system, upon successful logon/access, must display to the user the number of unsuccessful logon/access attempts since the last successful logon/access.

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The operating system, upon successful logon/access, must display to the user the number of unsuccessful logon/access attempts since the last successful logon/access.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-51875	RHEL-06-000372	SV-66089r1_rule		Medium

Description
Users need to be aware of activity that occurs regarding their account. Providing users with information regarding the number of unsuccessful attempts that were made to login to their account allows the user to determine if any unauthorized activity has occurred and gives them an opportunity to notify administrators.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-06-05

Details

Check Text ( C-54013r1_chk )
To ensure that last logon/access notification is configured correctly, run the following command: # grep pam_lastlog.so /etc/pam.d/system-auth The output should show output "showfailed". If that is not the case, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-56701r1_fix)
To configure the system to notify users of last logon/access using "pam_lastlog", add the following line immediately after "session required pam_limits.so": session required pam_lastlog.so showfailed