Check Point
TMA-CHECKPOINT-1.11
Ensure Deny access after failed login attempts is selected
Description
If the configured limit is reached, the user is locked out (unable to log in) for a configurable period of time. PASS requires deny-on-fail enable on. Audited against the Gaia clish 'show configuration' output (run 'show configuration' in clish on each gateway and management server and save the full output).
How it is checked
Audit method: Configuration pattern
- Pattern
(?m)^set password-controls deny-on-fail enable on[ \t]*$
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
set password-controls deny-on-fail enable on save config # CIS guidance: Run the following command to set the deny-on-fail setting. CLI: set password-controls deny-on-fail enable on GUI: Navigate to User Management > Password Policy > Deny Access After Failed Login Attempts: Checked the 'Deny access after failed login attempts' setting.
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- checkpointauthentication
- Reference
- CIS Check Point Firewall Benchmark v1.1.0 - 1.11 Ensure Deny access after failed login attempts is selected
Check this host
Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.
tmaegis scan --target checkpoint