The delay between login prompts following a failed login attempt must be at least 4 seconds.

From SOLARIS 10 X86 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

Associated with IA controls: ECLO-1, ECLO-2

Associated with: CCI-002238

SV-27094r1_rule The delay between login prompts following a failed login attempt must be at least 4 seconds.

Vulnerability discussion

Enforcing a delay between successive failed login attempts increases protection against automated password guessing attacks.

Check content

Check the SLEEPTIME parameter in the /etc/default/login file. # grep SLEEPTIME /etc/default/login If SLEEPTIME is not listed, commented out, or less than 4, this is a finding.

Fix text

Edit the /etc/default/login file and set SLEEPTIME to 4.

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