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retry-options

Syntax

retry-options {
backoff-threshold number;
backoff-factor seconds;
minimum-time seconds;
tries-before-disconnect number;
}

Hierarchy Level

[edit system login]

Release Information

Statement introduced in JUNOS Release 8.0.

Description

Maximum number of times a user can attempt to enter a password while logging in through SSH or Telnet before being disconnected.

Options

backoff-threshold 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

backoff-factor seconds—Length of delay after each failed login attempt. The length of delay increases by this value for each subsequent login attempt after the value specified in the backoff-threshold option.

Range: 5 through 10
Default: 5

minimum-time seconds—Minimum length of time that the connection remains open while the user is attempting to enter a password to log in.

Range: 20 through 60
Default: 20

tries-before-disconnect number—Maximum number of times a user is allowed to attempt to enter a password to log in through SSH or Telnet.

Range: 1 through 10
Default: 10

Usage Guidelines

See Limiting the Number of Login Attempts for SSH and Telnet Sessions.

Required Privilege Level

admin—To view this statement in the configuration.

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

Related Topics

rate-limit


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