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Status Future consideration
Created by Guest
Created on May 29, 2018

Enable Account Lockout after 3 failed logins

Passwords are prune to Brute
force attacks, an attacker can easily brute force the passwords as the password policy is weak and
allows simple alpha numeric characters without any restriction of password length e.g.: admin, pass
etc.
Account lockout mechanisms are used to mitigate brute force password guessing attacks. Accounts
are typically locked after 3 to 5 unsuccessful login attempts and can only be unlocked after a
predetermined period of time, via a self-service unlock mechanism, or intervention by an
administrator. Account lockout mechanisms require a balance between protecting accounts from
unauthorized access and protecting users from being denied authorized access.

IBM Private Cloud uses the Liberty OIDC implementation as the Authentication service. Today, Liberty does not provide the account lock out for multiple failed logins for the basic and the LDAP user.

Idea priority High
RFE ID 120612
RFE URL
RFE Product WebSphere Application Server
  • Guest
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    Oct 22, 2020

    we are accepting the request on the basis of doing some kind of locked, however the implementation may not be done in exactly the way requested in the summary.

  • Guest
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    Mar 13, 2020

    This security vulnerability is identified by IBM Security AppScan Standard 9.0.3.12 iFix001, Rules: 17393 due to Inadequate Account Lockout by Liberty Admin Console. This is the IBM WebSphere Liberty Profile 8.5.5.9 included in the IBM TRIRIGA installation package for Application Platform 3.5.1.2. This references Liberty Admin Console not locking out an account after multiple incorrect login attempts.