Managing the Password Policy in a

Attribute Name

Definition

 

 

 

out of the directory. This attribute takes affect

 

only if the passwordLockout attribute is set to

 

on. This attribute is set to 3 bind failures by

 

default.

 

 

passwordLockoutDuration

This attribute indicates the time, in seconds,

 

that users will be locked out of the directory.

 

The passwordUnlock attribute specifies that a

 

user is locked out until the password is reset

 

by an administrator. By default, the user is

 

locked out for 3600 seconds.

 

 

passwordResetFailureCount

This attribute specifies the time, in seconds,

 

after which the password failure counter will

 

be reset. Each time an invalid password is

 

sent from the user's account, the password

 

failure counter is incremented. If the

 

passwordLockout attribute is set to on, users

 

will be locked out of the directory when the

 

counter reaches the number of failures

 

specified by the passwordMaxFailure

 

attribute. The account is locked out for the

 

interval specified in the

 

passwordLockoutDuration attribute, after

 

which time the failure counter is reset to zero

 

(0). Because the counter's purpose is to

 

gauge when a hacker is trying to gain access

 

to the system, the counter must continue for a

 

period long enough to detect a hacker.

 

However, if the counter were to increment

 

indefinitely over days and weeks, valid users

 

might be locked out inadvertently. The reset

 

password failure count attribute is set 600

 

seconds by default.

 

 

Table 7.3. Account Lockout Policy Attributes

1.5. Managing the Password Policy in a Replicated Environment

Password and account lockout policies are enforced in a replicated environment as follows:

Password policies are enforced on the data master.

Account lockout is enforced on all servers participating in replication.

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