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Auditd Max Failed Login Attempts

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Auditd Max Failed Login Attempts

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Identifies that the maximum number of failed login attempts has been reached for a user.

Rule type: query

Rule indices:

auditbeat-*

Severity: medium

Risk score: 47

Runs every: 5m

Searches indices from: None (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum alerts per execution: 100

References:

https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/blob/0adbaeb273da1d45213134aa271e95987103281c/modules/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.c#L574

Tags:

Elastic
Host
Linux
Threat Detection
Initial Access

Version: 1

Rule authors:

Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Rule query

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event.module:auditd and event.action:"failed-log-in-too-many-times-to"

Framework: MITRE ATT&CK^TM

Tactic:
- Name: Initial Access
- ID: TA0001
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0001/
Technique:
- Name: Valid Accounts
- ID: T1078
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/
Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
Technique:
- Name: Valid Accounts
- ID: T1078
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/

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