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Summary_list
Task6Password complexity
Task5Web interface protocols
Task7Automatic expiry of web user passwords
Task1OverviewIntroduction
Task2Block Blocking invalid login attempts
Task3Changing the default web server port
Task4Enabling High Security mode

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Blocking invalid

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login attempts

The system can blacklist the source IP address of a would-be attacker if a number of unsuccessful access attempts are made within a specified period of time. The following two Registry entries determine how many invalid login attempts are permissible before the source IP is blacklisted and, if so, for how long the blacklist will remain in place until further attempts are entertained:

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Therefore, using the default settings, a web user will receive an email reminder after 7 days . The and the account will be disabled after 14 days (7 plus 7).

If the PasswordExpiryReminder value is zero then password reminder functionality is disabled and neither a reminder email will be sent, nor will a web user's account be disabled. Since this value has a default of "7", this value must be explicitly set to zero to disable password reminder functionality.

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<%product%>The name of the product eg, e.g. TIM Enterprise
<%expiryunits%>The value of PasswordExpiryTimeUnits
<%expirydate%>A computed date of the above values relative to the date that the email was sent at, in local date/time format.