Password entered incorrectly – what happens when login attempts fail?
June 2022
In this article you will see how ProCall reacts in case of login with wrong password – failed login attempts:
UCServer user administration (file-based)
Authentication with UC password
After three incorrect login attempts
After three logins with wrong password the error message appears: :
"Too many failed login attempts. Try again in a few minutes."
Here follows 1 minute block for further login attempts.
All attempts made now do not work – even with correct password.
These attempts are also not counted.
After three more failed login attempts
After three more failed login attempts with the wrong password, the error message appears again:
"Too many failed login attempts. Try again in a few minutes."
Here follows 1 minute block for further login attempts.
All attempts made now do not work – even with correct password.
These attempts are also not counted.
After three more failed login attempts
After three more incorrect login attempts with the wrong password, the error message appears again:
"Too many failed login attempts. Try again in a few minutes."
Here follows 1 minute block for further login attempts.
All attempts made now do not work – even with correct password..
These attempts are also not counted.
After another login with wrong password
After another login with wrong password the following error message appears:
"Too many failed login attempts. Account must be unlocked again by the system administrator."
The user account has been deactivated in UCServer.
This must be reactivated by an administrator.
Windows domain authentication
After incorrect password input
ProCall Enterprise displays the error message in the client:
"The domain login has failed."
Even if multiple login attempts fail, the user will not be deactivated in the UCServer.
Please note that if the number of failed attempts is too high, settings in Active Directory may take effect.
User management with Active Directory server
After incorrect password entry
ProCall Enterprise displays the error message in the client:
"The domain login has failed."
Even if multiple login attempts fail, the user will not be deactivated in the UCServer.
Please note that if the number of failed attempts is too high, settings in Active Directory may take effect.