STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 10 must enforce a delay of at least four seconds between login prompts following a failed login attempt.

DISA Rule

SV-281179r1166489_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281179

Group Title

SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128

Rule Version

RHEL-10-600200

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002238 - Automatically lock the account or node for either an organization-defined time period, until the locked account or node is released by an administrator, or delays the next logon prompt according to the organization-defined delay algorithm when the maximum number of unsuccessful logon attempts is exceeded.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 to enforce a delay of at least four seconds between login prompts following a failed console login attempt.

Modify the "/etc/login.defs" file to set the "FAIL_DELAY" parameter to "4" or greater:

FAIL_DELAY 4

Check Contents

Verify RHEL 10 enforces a delay of at least four seconds between console login prompts following a failed login attempt with the following command:

$ sudo grep -i fail_delay /etc/login.defs
FAIL_DELAY 4

If the value of "FAIL_DELAY" is not set to "4" or greater, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281179

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-600200

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 enforces a delay of at least four seconds between console login prompts following a failed login attempt with the following command:

$ sudo grep -i fail_delay /etc/login.defs
FAIL_DELAY 4

If the value of "FAIL_DELAY" is not set to "4" or greater, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5733