The delay between login prompts following a failed login attempt must be at least 4 seconds.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-48043	SOL-11.1-040160	SV-60915r1_rule		Medium

Description
As an immediate return of an error message, coupled with the capability to try again, may facilitate automatic and rapid-fire brute-force password attacks by a malicious user.

STIG	Date
Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2019-12-18

Details

Check Text ( C-50479r1_chk )
Check the SLEEPTIME parameter in the /etc/default/login file. # grep ^SLEEPTIME /etc/default/login If the output is not SLEEPTIME=4 or more, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-51655r1_fix)
The root role is required. # pfedit the /etc/default/login Locate the line containing: SLEEPTIME Change the line to read: SLEEPTIME=4