{"description": "The <tt>pam_faillock.so</tt> module maintains a list of failed authentication attempts per\nuser during a specified interval and locks the account in case there were more than the\nconfigured number of consecutive failed authentications (this is defined by the <tt>deny</tt>\nparameter in the faillock configuration). It stores the failure records into per-user files in\nthe tally directory.", "rationale": "Locking out user IDs after n unsuccessful consecutive login attempts mitigates brute\nforce password attacks against your systems.", "severity": "medium", "references": {"cis": ["5.3.2.2"]}, "control_references": {"cis": ["5.3.2.2"]}, "components": [], "identifiers": {}, "ocil_clause": null, "ocil": null, "oval_external_content": null, "fixtext": "", "checktext": "", "vuldiscussion": "", "srg_requirement": "", "warnings": [], "conflicts": [], "requires": [], "policy_specific_content": {}, "platform": "package[pam]", "platforms": ["package[pam]"], "sce_metadata": {}, "inherited_platforms": ["system_with_kernel"], "cpe_platform_names": ["package_pam"], "inherited_cpe_platform_names": ["system_with_kernel"], "bash_conditional": null, "fixes": {}, "title": "Ensure pam_faillock module is enabled", "definition_location": "/aptdata/openscap/scap-security-guide/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-pam/locking_out_password_attempts/accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_enabled/rule.yml", "template": null}