pam_faillock: increase the limit of failed attempts before lockout #419
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If the default is ever going to change, the documentation would have to be updated, too. |
Increase the value from 3 to prevent accidental lockouts due to typos etc
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Thanks for taking a look. I've updated faillock.conf.5.xml, please let me know if there's anywhere else that needs updating |
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Sorry for the extra work, but this is not going to be changed. |
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Right now, any 3 failed passwords within a 15 minute window lock you out of the computer.
This seems very excessive, even for a something like a 4 digit pin password.
As a simple change to balance being a human with security, this proposed change bumps the default to 20 within the window