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WebAdmin ban IP time for bad logon attempts

TrotterD

Hello, hope you are well.

I am sure that if you enter the wrong username or password into Sophos UTM WebAdmin console 3 times it bans anymore attempts from the IP Address of the computer you are using. I am sure I found an article about this a while ago but cannot for the life of me find it again.

I basically want to know how long it bans the logon attempts from that IP Address for until it starts to allow attempts again.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Regards,

 

Dave



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    The default is 10 minutes, Dave, but you can change that on the 'Advanced' tab of 'Definitions & Users >> Authentication Services'.  You might want to consider using the 'Never Block Networks' option there, too.

    Another trick to get past the block immediately - as root at the command line, you can extend the number of tries to 6 with:

     cc set auth block attempts 6

    Don't forget to change it back when you're done.

    Cheers - Bob

  • 0 in reply to BAlfson

    Hi Bob, hope you are well.

     

    Thanks for that, I must have skipped over that screen many times over the last few month.

     

    Thanks again

     

    Dave