Details
Defines the number of seconds during which the password must be typed at login.
In setting the logintimeout attribute, a password must be entered within a specified time period.
Solution
In /etc/security/login.cfg, set the usw stanza logintimeout attribute to 30 or less-
chsec -f /etc/security/login.cfg -s usw -a logintimeout=30
This means that a user will have 30 seconds, from prompting, in which to type in their password.
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.