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XK0-004 · Question #72
An administrator is analyzing a Linux server which was recently hacked. Which of the following will the administrator use to find all unsuccessful login attempts?
The correct answer is C. pam_tally2. To measure the number of failed logins per user, a module is needed to do the counting. Two popular modules for this are pam_tally and pam_tally2, named after tallying.
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Question
An administrator is analyzing a Linux server which was recently hacked. Which of the following will the administrator use to find all unsuccessful login attempts?
Options
- Ansswitch
- Bfaillock
- Cpam_tally2
- Dpasswd
How the community answered
(28 responses)- A4% (1)
- B4% (1)
- C86% (24)
- D7% (2)
Explanation
To measure the number of failed logins per user, a module is needed to do the counting. Two popular modules for this are pam_tally and pam_tally2, named after tallying.
Topics
#pam_tally2#failed logins#PAM#authentication auditing
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