The number of allowed bad logon attempts must be configured to three or less.

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The number of allowed bad logon attempts must be configured to three or less.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-73311	WN16-AC-000020	SV-87963r1_rule		Medium

Description
The account lockout feature, when enabled, prevents brute-force password attacks on the system. The higher this value is, the less effective the account lockout feature will be in protecting the local system. The number of bad logon attempts must be reasonably small to minimize the possibility of a successful password attack while allowing for honest errors made during normal user logon.

STIG	Date
Windows Server 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2019-01-16

Details

Check Text ( C-73415r1_chk )
Verify the effective setting in Local Group Policy Editor. Run "gpedit.msc". Navigate to Local Computer Policy >> Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Account Policies >> Account Lockout Policy. If the "Account lockout threshold" is "0" or more than "3" attempts, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-79753r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Account Policies >> Account Lockout Policy >> "Account lockout threshold" to "3" or fewer invalid logon attempts (excluding "0", which is unacceptable).