Trend Deep Security must enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15 minute time period.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-65873	TMDS-00-000050	SV-80363r1_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
Trend Micro Deep Security 9.x Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-02-26

Details

Check Text ( C-66521r1_chk )

Review the Trend Deep Security server configuration to ensure the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15-minute time period is enforced. Verify the number of failed logon attempts. Go to Administration >> System Settings >> Security >> User Security >> Number of incorrect sign-in attempts allowed (before lock out): 3 If the number is greater than 3 this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-71949r1_fix)
Configure the Trend Deep Security server to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15-minute time period. Configure the number of failed logon attempts to 3. Administration >> System Settings >> Security >> User Security >> Number of incorrect sign-in attempts allowed (before lock out): 3