Dell SmartFabric OS10 and SmartFabric Services Security Configuration Guide June 2023

Login banner configuration

The system displays a message before and after a user logs in to the system. These messages can communicate legal rights to the user and assume consent to the usage policy by the user.

Enable login banner

The login banner is displayed to the user when the user attempts to log in to the system.

OS10(config)# banner login %
DellEMC S4148U-ON login 
Enter your username and password
%
OS10(config)# exit
OS10# write memory

Enable message of the day banner

OS10(config)# banner motd %
DellEMC S4148U-ON login 
Enter your username and password
%
OS10(config)# exit
OS10# write memory

Failed login behavior

Configure the system to prevent the user from logging in to the system for a specific time after a specified number of failed login attempts.

OS10(config)# password-attributes max-retry number lockout-period minutes
OS10(config)# exit
OS10# write memory

• max-retry number—(Optional) Sets the maximum number of consecutive failed login attempts for a user before the user is locked out, from 0 to 16.
• lockout-period minutes—(Optional) Sets the amount of time that a user ID is prevented from accessing the system after exceeding the maximum number of failed login attempts, from 0 to 43,200.