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What is a good account lockout threshold?
Windows security baselines recommend configuring a threshold of 10 invalid sign-in attempts, which prevents accidental account lockouts and reduces the number of Help Desk calls, but does not prevent a DoS attack.
Where is account lockout duration?
The Account Lockout duration setting can be configured in the following location in the Group Policy Management Console: Computer Configuration\Policies\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Account Policies\Account Lockout Policy.
What’s the maximum time an account can be locked out?
The available range is from 1 through 99,999 minutes. A value of 0 specifies that the account will be locked out until an administrator explicitly unlocks it. If Account lockout threshold is set to a number greater than zero, Account lockout duration must be greater than or equal to the value of Reset account lockout counter after .
Is there a limit to the duration of a lockout?
A value of 0 specifies that the account will be locked out until an administrator explicitly unlocks it. If Account lockout threshold is set to a number greater than zero, Account lockout duration must be greater than or equal to the value of Reset account lockout counter after .
What do I need to know about account lockout threshold?
Describes the best practices, location, values, and security considerations for the Account lockout threshold security policy setting. The Account lockout threshold policy setting determines the number of failed sign-in attempts that will cause a user account to be locked.
What should I Set my Lockout value to?
You can set a value from 1 through 999 failed sign-in attempts, or you can specify that the account will never be locked by setting the value to 0. If Account lockout threshold is set to a number greater than zero, Account lockout duration must be greater than or equal to the value of Reset account lockout counter after.