Supported Platforms
Related Documentation
- QFabric System, QFX Series standalone switches
- Limiting the Number of User Login Attempts for SSH and Telnet Sessions
retry-options
Syntax
Hierarchy Level
Release Information
Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 11.1 for the QFX Series.
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
maximum-time seconds—Maximum length of time that the connection remains open for the user to enter a username and password to log in. If the user remains idle and does not enter a username and password within the configured maximum-time, the connection is closed.
Range: 20 through 300
Default: 120
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
Required Privilege Level
admin—To view this statement in the configuration.
admin-control—To add this statement to the configuration.
Related Documentation
- QFabric System, QFX Series standalone switches
- Limiting the Number of User Login Attempts for SSH and Telnet Sessions
Published: 2014-07-23
Supported Platforms
Related Documentation
- QFabric System, QFX Series standalone switches
- Limiting the Number of User Login Attempts for SSH and Telnet Sessions
