# ppp max-bad-auth

#### Syntax

ppp max-bad-auth maxBadAuth

no ppp max-bad-auth

#### Release Information

Command introduced before JunosE Release 7.1.0.

#### Description

Specifies the maximum number of authentication retries the router accepts before terminating a PPP session. The no version returns the value to the default.

#### Options

- maxBadAuth—Number of authentication retries after which the interface resets itself; in the range 0–7; default value is 0, which indicates that no retries are allowed

#### Mode

Interface Configuration, Subinterface Configuration