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Can failed login attempts be reset automatically?

April 26, 2017automatically failed LOGIN reset

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Can failed login attempts be reset automatically?

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Although the AGE_RESET_* factility may be ideal for most situations, DenyHosts v2.1 introduces the optional parameter RESET_ON_SUCCESS. DenyHosts will automatically block hosts that fail to successfully login after a user configured threshold is exceeded. If RESET_ON_SUCCESS = yes then the failed login attempts will be reset to 0 for the respective ip address if a user successfully logs in from this ip address.