Details

The account lockout policy disables a user account when that user exceeds a specified number of failed login attempts, and is enforced across all user accounts.

Specifies the number of times a user can attempt to log in using an incorrect password before the account is locked.

Solution

Password authentication policies configured using the passwdCfg command

swd77:admin> passwdcfg –set -lockoutthreshold 3

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://docs.broadcom.com/docs/12380061

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Access Control.This control applies to the following type of system Brocade.

References

• 800-53|AC-7a.
• CSCv6|16.7

Source

• Tenable.com/audits