CCE-90207-2| Platform: cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10 | Date: (C)2015-06-23 (M)2023-07-04 |
Password hints on lock screen
Controls when, and if, a password hint is given the user, based on the number of failed login attempts.
Parameter:
[Enable/Disable]
Technical Mechanism:
In loginwindow.plist, set the RetriesUntilHint key = X to show a hint after X login failures, or set the key = 0 to disable hints.
| CCSS Severity: | CCSS Metrics: |
| CCSS Score : 6.8 | Attack Vector: PHYSICAL |
| Exploit Score: 0.9 | Attack Complexity: LOW |
| Impact Score: 5.9 | Privileges Required: NONE |
| Severity: MEDIUM | User Interaction: NONE |
| Vector: AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Scope: UNCHANGED |
| | Confidentiality: HIGH |
| | Integrity: HIGH |
| | Availability: HIGH |
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References: | Resource Id | Reference |
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| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:24984 |
