Intruder Detection

Use this property page to set up optional intruder detection features for the user accounts in this container.

Detect Intruders
Enables the intruder detection system for the user accounts in the container.

Incorrect Login Attempts
Specifies the number of consecutive failed login attempts that are allowed before intruder detection is activated. If a person uses any of the user accounts in this container to log in and fails consecutively more than this number of times, intruder detection is activated. The number is stored as the Login Intruder Limit property of the container.
Intruder Attempt Reset Interval
Specifies the time span in which consecutive failed logins must occur for intruder detection to be activated. Enter the number of days, hours, and minutes.

Lock Account After Detection
Specifies whether to disable login if intruder detection is activated on a user account in this container. If you don't select this check box, no action is taken when intruder detection is activated. If you select this check box and the system locks a user account due to intruder detection, you can unlock the account by deselecting the Account Locked check box on the Intruder Lockout property page of the User object.

Days, Hours, Minutes
These three fields specify the length of time that login is disabled when intruder detection is activated on a user account in this container. Enter the number of days, hours, and minutes you want, or accept the default of 15 minutes. After the specified time elapses, the system reenables login for the user account. The contents of these fields are stored as the Intruder Lockout Reset Interval property of the container.


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