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AOSX-15-000022 – The macOS system must enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user before the user account is locked.

Details

By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute forcing, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account.

Solution

This setting may be enforced using the ‘Passcode Policy’ configuration profile or by a directory service.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

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 Unix.

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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