Login retries (UNIX)

Module: Login Parameters

This check reports user accounts with settings that are greater than the Login retries value specified in your policy. This check is supported on AIX, Linux, Solaris 8.0+ and when running in trusted mode, HPUX and OSF1. Use the name list to exclude accounts that should not be reported by this check.

The following table lists the error messages for the check.

Table: Error messages for Login retries

Message String ID and Category

Platform and Message Numeric ID

Message Title and Description

Additional Information

String ID: STKU_LOGIN_RETRIES_EXCEEDS_LIMIT

Category: Policy Compliance

UNIX (5260)

Title: Login retries setting exceeds policy value

Description:The login retries setting for the named account exceeds the value specified in your policy. Set this value low to protect this account from a brute force password attack.

Severity: yellow-1

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: STKU_NOTSUPPORT_LOGIN_RETRIES

Category: Policy Compliance

UNIX (5271)

Title: Login retries setting exceeds policy value

Description:The login retries setting for the named account exceeds the value specified in your policy. Set this value low to protect this account from a brute force password attack.

Severity: green-0

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]