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    backoff-threshold

    Syntax

    backoff-threshold number;

    Hierarchy Level

    [edit system login retry-options]

    Release Information

    Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 8.0.

    Description

    Configure the threshold for the number of failed login attempts on the router before the user experiences a delay when attempting to reenter a password.

    Options

    number—Threshold for the number of failed login attempts before the user experiences a delay when attempting to reenter a password. Use the backoff-factor option to specify the length of delay, in seconds.

    Range: 1 through 3

    Default: 2

    Required Privilege Level

    admin—To view this statement in the configuration.

    admin-control—To add this statement to the configuration.

    Published: 2012-11-15