Edge-Core ECS4660-28F, Management Manual, Page: 929 / 2020

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password-thresh
This command sets the password intrusion threshold which limits the
number of failed logon attempts. Use the no form to remove the threshold
value.
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password-thresh [ threshold ]
no password-thresh
threshold - The number of allowed password attempts.
(Range: 1-120; 0: no threshold)
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The default value is three attempts.
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When the logon attempt threshold is reached, the system interface
becomes silent for a specified amount of time before allowing the next
logon attempt. (Use the silent-time command to set this interval.) When
this threshold is reached for Telnet, the Telnet logon interface shuts down.
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To set the password threshold to five attempts, enter this command:
Console(config-line)#password-thresh 5
Console(config-line)#
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silent-time (929)
silent-time
This command sets the amount of time the management console is
inaccessible after the number of unsuccessful logon attempts exceeds the
threshold set by the password-thresh command. Use the no form to
remove the silent time value.
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silent-time [ seconds ]
no silent-time
seconds - The number of seconds to disable console response.
(Range: 0-65535; where 0 means disabled)
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The default value is no silent-time.