The UserService has a user lockout feature which locks out a user after a certain number of failed login attempts. This feature protects the Niagara system from an attacker gaining entry by "brute force" or by trying to guess users' passwords.
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| User Lock Out is enabled by default |
To enable User Lock Out
- Navigate to the station UserService's proerty sheet
- Set "Lock Out Enabled" property to true
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- Configure other Lock Out properties as desired:
- Lock Out Period: (How long the user gets locked out)
- Max Bad Logins Before Lock Out: (number of login failures before a user is locked out)
- Lock Out Window: (user is locked out only if the number of maximum failures is reached within this time window)