The system must limit the maximum number of failed login attempts to three.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-64025	VCWN-06-000045	SV-78515r1_rule		Medium

Description
By limiting the number of failed login attempts, the risk of unauthorized access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-forcing, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere vCenter Server Version 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-07-11

Details

Check Text ( C-64777r1_chk )
From the vSphere Web Client go to Administration >> Single Sign-On >> Configuration >> Policies >> Lockout Policy. View the values for the lockout policies. The following lockout policy should be set at follows: Maximum number of failed login attempts: 3 If this account lockout policy is not configured as stated, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-69955r1_fix)
From the vSphere Web Client go to Administration >> Single Sign-On >> Configuration >> Policies >> Lockout Policy. Click Edit. Set the Maximum number of failed login attempts to 3 and click OK.