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A good explanation is given on the RedHat Customer Portal. TL/DR: The Valid field indicates whether a record counts toward the lockout threshold (V) or not (I). The key seems to be the meaning of ...
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2023-08-03T08:53:53Z (9 months ago)
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A good explanation is given on the [RedHat Customer Portal](https://access.redhat.com/solutions/6962920). TL/DR: The `Valid` field indicates whether a record counts toward the lockout threshold or not.- The key seems to be the meaning of the `fail_interval` configuration setting. From the manpage of `faillock.conf`:
- > `deny=n`
- >
- > Deny access if the number of consecutive authentication failures for this user during the recent interval exceeds `n`. The default is 3.
- > `fail_interval=n`
- >
- > The length of the interval during which the consecutive authentication failures must happen for the user account lock out is `n` seconds. The default is 900 (15 minutes).
- So, `pam_faillock` will only lock out a user if a number of `deny` failed attempts were tried _within the `fail_interval`_.
- However, the "fail" history displayed by `faillock` may reach further back in time, and show attempts that fall outside of the current `fail_interval` (i.e. older than `fail_interval` seconds from "now"). **These wouldn't count to the locking threshold, and are therefore "invalid" for the purposes of `pam_faillock`.**[]()
- This is not well documented, but can be inferred from the [source code of `pam_faillock.c`](https://github.com/briantward/pam-redhat/blob/master/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.c#L359)
- ```lang-C
- if (opts->flags & FAILLOCK_FLAG_UNLOCKED ||
- opts->now - tallies->records[i].time >= opts->fail_interval ) {
- tallies->records[i].status &= ~TALLY_STATUS_VALID;
- } else {
- ++failures;
- }
- ```
So, a record in the tally file does not count towards the threshold if the `time` attribute of the entry is further away from `now` than the `fail_interval` (or if the `unlock_time` has passed since the last lock); instead, the `TALLY_STATUS_VALID` flag is removed from such a record, which would cause it to be labelled `I` [in the output](https://github.com/briantward/pam-redhat/blob/master/pam_faillock/main.c#L178).
- A good explanation is given on the [RedHat Customer Portal](https://access.redhat.com/solutions/6962920). TL/DR: The `Valid` field indicates whether a record counts toward the lockout threshold (`V`) or not (`I`).
- The key seems to be the meaning of the `fail_interval` configuration setting. From the manpage of `faillock.conf`:
- > `deny=n`
- >
- > Deny access if the number of consecutive authentication failures for this user during the recent interval exceeds `n`. The default is 3.
- > `fail_interval=n`
- >
- > The length of the interval during which the consecutive authentication failures must happen for the user account lock out is `n` seconds. The default is 900 (15 minutes).
- So, `pam_faillock` will only lock out a user if a number of `deny` failed attempts were tried _within the `fail_interval`_.
- However, the "fail" history displayed by `faillock` may reach further back in time, and show attempts that fall outside of the current `fail_interval` (i.e. older than `fail_interval` seconds from "now"). **These wouldn't count to the locking threshold, and are therefore "invalid" for the purposes of `pam_faillock`.**[]()
- This is not well documented, but can be inferred from the [source code of `pam_faillock.c`](https://github.com/briantward/pam-redhat/blob/master/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.c#L359)
- ```lang-C
- if (opts->flags & FAILLOCK_FLAG_UNLOCKED ||
- opts->now - tallies->records[i].time >= opts->fail_interval ) {
- tallies->records[i].status &= ~TALLY_STATUS_VALID;
- } else {
- ++failures;
- }
- ```
- So, a record in the tally file does not count towards the threshold if the `time` attribute of the entry is further away from `now` than the `fail_interval` (or if the `unlock_time` has passed since the last lock); instead, the `TALLY_STATUS_VALID` flag is removed from such a record, which would cause it to be labelled `I` [in the output](https://github.com/briantward/pam-redhat/blob/master/pam_faillock/main.c#L178) instead of `V`.
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2023-08-03T08:45:19Z (9 months ago)
Add TL/DR
A good explanation is given on the [RedHat Customer Portal](https://access.redhat.com/solutions/6962920).- The key seems to be the meaning of the `fail_interval` configuration setting. From the manpage of `faillock.conf`:
- > `deny=n`
- >
- > Deny access if the number of consecutive authentication failures for this user during the recent interval exceeds `n`. The default is 3.
- > `fail_interval=n`
- >
- > The length of the interval during which the consecutive authentication failures must happen for the user account lock out is `n` seconds. The default is 900 (15 minutes).
- So, `pam_faillock` will only lock out a user if a number of `deny` failed attempts were tried _within the `fail_interval`_.
However, the "fail" history displayed by `faillock` may reach further back in time, and show attempts that fall outside of the current `fail_interval` (i.e. older than `fail_interval` seconds from "now"). These wouldn't count to the locking threshold, and are therefore "invalid" for the purposes of `pam_faillock`.- This is not well documented, but can be inferred from the [source code of `pam_faillock.c`](https://github.com/briantward/pam-redhat/blob/master/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.c#L359)
- ```lang-C
- if (opts->flags & FAILLOCK_FLAG_UNLOCKED ||
- opts->now - tallies->records[i].time >= opts->fail_interval ) {
- tallies->records[i].status &= ~TALLY_STATUS_VALID;
- } else {
- ++failures;
- }
- ```
- So, a record in the tally file does not count towards the threshold if the `time` attribute of the entry is further away from `now` than the `fail_interval` (or if the `unlock_time` has passed since the last lock); instead, the `TALLY_STATUS_VALID` flag is removed from such a record, which would cause it to be labelled `I` [in the output](https://github.com/briantward/pam-redhat/blob/master/pam_faillock/main.c#L178).
- A good explanation is given on the [RedHat Customer Portal](https://access.redhat.com/solutions/6962920). TL/DR: The `Valid` field indicates whether a record counts toward the lockout threshold or not.
- The key seems to be the meaning of the `fail_interval` configuration setting. From the manpage of `faillock.conf`:
- > `deny=n`
- >
- > Deny access if the number of consecutive authentication failures for this user during the recent interval exceeds `n`. The default is 3.
- > `fail_interval=n`
- >
- > The length of the interval during which the consecutive authentication failures must happen for the user account lock out is `n` seconds. The default is 900 (15 minutes).
- So, `pam_faillock` will only lock out a user if a number of `deny` failed attempts were tried _within the `fail_interval`_.
- However, the "fail" history displayed by `faillock` may reach further back in time, and show attempts that fall outside of the current `fail_interval` (i.e. older than `fail_interval` seconds from "now"). **These wouldn't count to the locking threshold, and are therefore "invalid" for the purposes of `pam_faillock`.**[]()
- This is not well documented, but can be inferred from the [source code of `pam_faillock.c`](https://github.com/briantward/pam-redhat/blob/master/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.c#L359)
- ```lang-C
- if (opts->flags & FAILLOCK_FLAG_UNLOCKED ||
- opts->now - tallies->records[i].time >= opts->fail_interval ) {
- tallies->records[i].status &= ~TALLY_STATUS_VALID;
- } else {
- ++failures;
- }
- ```
- So, a record in the tally file does not count towards the threshold if the `time` attribute of the entry is further away from `now` than the `fail_interval` (or if the `unlock_time` has passed since the last lock); instead, the `TALLY_STATUS_VALID` flag is removed from such a record, which would cause it to be labelled `I` [in the output](https://github.com/briantward/pam-redhat/blob/master/pam_faillock/main.c#L178).
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2023-08-03T08:16:06Z (9 months ago)
Improve explanation and link to code fragment that controls the output
- A good explanation is given on the [RedHat Customer Portal](https://access.redhat.com/solutions/6962920).
- The key seems to be the meaning of the `fail_interval` configuration setting. From the manpage of `faillock.conf`:
- > `deny=n`
- >
- > Deny access if the number of consecutive authentication failures for this user during the recent interval exceeds `n`. The default is 3.
- > `fail_interval=n`
- >
- > The length of the interval during which the consecutive authentication failures must happen for the user account lock out is `n` seconds. The default is 900 (15 minutes).
So, `pam_faillock` will only lock out a user if a number of `deny` failed attempts were tried _within the `fail_interval`_. However, the "fail" history displayed by `faillock` may reach further back in time, and show attempts that fall outside of the current `fail_interval`. These wouldn't count to the locking threshold, and are therefore "invalid" for the purposes of `pam_faillock`.- This is not well documented, but can be inferred from the [source code of `pam_faillock.c`](https://github.com/briantward/pam-redhat/blob/master/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.c#L359)
- ```lang-C
- if (opts->flags & FAILLOCK_FLAG_UNLOCKED ||
- opts->now - tallies->records[i].time >= opts->fail_interval ) {
- tallies->records[i].status &= ~TALLY_STATUS_VALID;
- } else {
- ++failures;
- }
- ```
So, a record in the tally file does not count towards the threshold if the `time` attribute of the entry is further away from `now` than the `fail_interval`; instead, the `TALLY_STATUS_VALID` flag is removed from such a record.
- A good explanation is given on the [RedHat Customer Portal](https://access.redhat.com/solutions/6962920).
- The key seems to be the meaning of the `fail_interval` configuration setting. From the manpage of `faillock.conf`:
- > `deny=n`
- >
- > Deny access if the number of consecutive authentication failures for this user during the recent interval exceeds `n`. The default is 3.
- > `fail_interval=n`
- >
- > The length of the interval during which the consecutive authentication failures must happen for the user account lock out is `n` seconds. The default is 900 (15 minutes).
- So, `pam_faillock` will only lock out a user if a number of `deny` failed attempts were tried _within the `fail_interval`_.
- However, the "fail" history displayed by `faillock` may reach further back in time, and show attempts that fall outside of the current `fail_interval` (i.e. older than `fail_interval` seconds from "now"). These wouldn't count to the locking threshold, and are therefore "invalid" for the purposes of `pam_faillock`.
- This is not well documented, but can be inferred from the [source code of `pam_faillock.c`](https://github.com/briantward/pam-redhat/blob/master/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.c#L359)
- ```lang-C
- if (opts->flags & FAILLOCK_FLAG_UNLOCKED ||
- opts->now - tallies->records[i].time >= opts->fail_interval ) {
- tallies->records[i].status &= ~TALLY_STATUS_VALID;
- } else {
- ++failures;
- }
- ```
- So, a record in the tally file does not count towards the threshold if the `time` attribute of the entry is further away from `now` than the `fail_interval` (or if the `unlock_time` has passed since the last lock); instead, the `TALLY_STATUS_VALID` flag is removed from such a record, which would cause it to be labelled `I` [in the output](https://github.com/briantward/pam-redhat/blob/master/pam_faillock/main.c#L178).
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AdminBee
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2023-08-03T08:00:18Z (9 months ago)
Fix indentation
- A good explanation is given on the [RedHat Customer Portal](https://access.redhat.com/solutions/6962920).
- The key seems to be the meaning of the `fail_interval` configuration setting. From the manpage of `faillock.conf`:
- > `deny=n`
- >
> Deny access if the number of consecutive authentication failures for this user during the recent interval exceeds n. The default is 3.- > `fail_interval=n`
- >
- > The length of the interval during which the consecutive authentication failures must happen for the user account lock out is `n` seconds. The default is 900 (15 minutes).
So, `pam_faillock` will only lock out a user if a number of `deny` failed attempts were tried _within the time specified in `fail_interval`_. However, the "fail" history displayed by `faillock` may reach further back in time, and show attempts that fall outside of the current `fail_interval`. These wouldn't count to the locking threshold, and are therefore "invalid" for the purposes of `pam_faillock`.- This is not well documented, but can be inferred from the [source code of `pam_faillock.c`](https://github.com/briantward/pam-redhat/blob/master/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.c#L359)
- ```lang-C
- if (opts->flags & FAILLOCK_FLAG_UNLOCKED ||
opts->now - tallies->records[i].time >= opts->fail_interval ) {tallies->records[i].status &= ~TALLY_STATUS_VALID;} else {++failures;}- ```
- So, a record in the tally file does not count towards the threshold if the `time` attribute of the entry is further away from `now` than the `fail_interval`; instead, the `TALLY_STATUS_VALID` flag is removed from such a record.
- A good explanation is given on the [RedHat Customer Portal](https://access.redhat.com/solutions/6962920).
- The key seems to be the meaning of the `fail_interval` configuration setting. From the manpage of `faillock.conf`:
- > `deny=n`
- >
- > Deny access if the number of consecutive authentication failures for this user during the recent interval exceeds `n`. The default is 3.
- > `fail_interval=n`
- >
- > The length of the interval during which the consecutive authentication failures must happen for the user account lock out is `n` seconds. The default is 900 (15 minutes).
- So, `pam_faillock` will only lock out a user if a number of `deny` failed attempts were tried _within the `fail_interval`_. However, the "fail" history displayed by `faillock` may reach further back in time, and show attempts that fall outside of the current `fail_interval`. These wouldn't count to the locking threshold, and are therefore "invalid" for the purposes of `pam_faillock`.
- This is not well documented, but can be inferred from the [source code of `pam_faillock.c`](https://github.com/briantward/pam-redhat/blob/master/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.c#L359)
- ```lang-C
- if (opts->flags & FAILLOCK_FLAG_UNLOCKED ||
- opts->now - tallies->records[i].time >= opts->fail_interval ) {
- tallies->records[i].status &= ~TALLY_STATUS_VALID;
- } else {
- ++failures;
- }
- ```
- So, a record in the tally file does not count towards the threshold if the `time` attribute of the entry is further away from `now` than the `fail_interval`; instead, the `TALLY_STATUS_VALID` flag is removed from such a record.
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2023-08-03T07:57:11Z (9 months ago)
Detailed history before this event is hidden because of a redaction.
A good explanation is given on the [RedHat Customer Portal](https://access.redhat.com/solutions/6962920).
The key seems to be the meaning of the `fail_interval` configuration setting. From the manpage of `faillock.conf`:
> `deny=n`
>
> Deny access if the number of consecutive authentication failures for this user during the recent interval exceeds n. The default is 3.
> `fail_interval=n`
>
> The length of the interval during which the consecutive authentication failures must happen for the user account lock out is `n` seconds. The default is 900 (15 minutes).
So, `pam_faillock` will only lock out a user if a number of `deny` failed attempts were tried _within the time specified in `fail_interval`_. However, the "fail" history displayed by `faillock` may reach further back in time, and show attempts that fall outside of the current `fail_interval`. These wouldn't count to the locking threshold, and are therefore "invalid" for the purposes of `pam_faillock`.
This is not well documented, but can be inferred from the [source code of `pam_faillock.c`](https://github.com/briantward/pam-redhat/blob/master/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.c#L359)
```lang-C
if (opts->flags & FAILLOCK_FLAG_UNLOCKED ||
opts->now - tallies->records[i].time >= opts->fail_interval ) {
tallies->records[i].status &= ~TALLY_STATUS_VALID;
} else {
++failures;
}
```
So, a record in the tally file does not count towards the threshold if the `time` attribute of the entry is further away from `now` than the `fail_interval`; instead, the `TALLY_STATUS_VALID` flag is removed from such a record.
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2023-08-03T07:57:11Z (9 months ago)
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