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Appendix Q Brute-Force Password Guessing Protection 766
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Brute-Force Password Guessing
Protection
Brute-force password guessing protection allows you to specify a wait-time that must expire
before entering a fourth password after three incorrect passwords have been entered.
The following describes the commands for enabling, disabling and configuring the brute-force
password guessing protection mechanism for the password. See
Appendix M on page 750 for
information on the command structure.
Table 274 Brute-Force Password Guessing Protection Commands
COMMAND DESCRIPTION
sys pwderrtm This command displays the brute-force guessing password protection settings.
sys pwderrtm 0 This command turns off the password’s protection from brute-force guessing. The
brute-force password guessing protection is turned off by default.
sys pwderrtm N This command sets the password protection to block all access attempts for N (a
number from 1 to 60) minutes after the third time an incorrect password is entered.
Example
sys pwderrtm 5
This command sets the password protection to block all access attempts for five minutes after
the third time an incorrect password is entered.