Configuration details | - Log in with root.
- Go to Administration > Single Sign-on > Configuration > Local Accounts > Lockout Policy.
- Set the Maximum number of failed attempts to 3.
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Verification steps | - Log out of vSphere and attempt to log in as a user with a bad password more than three times.
- Verify that the UI denies access with Invalid Credentials.
- Log back in as an Administrator.
- Go to Users and Groups > User > More and observe that the user is Locked.
- Unlock the user.
- Log back in with the proper password to confirm that the UI allows login.
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Helpful tips | As per the security standards, the lockout policy should be set to make sure the account is locked for bad password attempts. This is to avoid a Brute Force Attack. |