Managing Your Password
You can manage the number of password attempts allowed in the Serial Console.
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Using terminal emulation, select the Advanced Menu > Network Management menu option. The following option appears:
No. of attempts before key is shredded (Default:10)
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Select this option. The following option appears:
Enter number of unlock attempt allowed (between 3 and 100)
- Enter the number of attempts the user can try to unlock the device before they are prevented from any further tries. The number of attempts can be between 3 and 100. If you do not provide a value, the default number 10 is used.
When you attempt to login and provide an incorrect password, a message similar to the
following
appears:
Enter the passphrase to unlock the screen: ****
*** 1 failed attempt out of 4 allowed attempts. Once failed attempt reach 4, data access will be lost. ***
Error: The passphrase is incorrect!If you reach your final attempt before you exceed the number of attempts allowed, a
message similar to the following
appears:
*** Next failed attempt will shred the unlock key and data access to this device will be lost. Used 3 attempts out 4 allowed attempts. ***
Error: The passphrase is incorrect! Note
You can test this feature after specifying the number by waiting for the screen timeout (900 seconds) to occur and the screen becomes locked. Try logging in using an incorrect password and view the result. Make sure you do not exceed your number of tries allowed, or you will lose your passphrase.