LapLink MN-LGD011-XX-US manual Locking out password crackers

Locking out password crackers

When you open your computer to incoming connections, it’s a good idea to include Lockout protection so that anyone who supplies an incorrect password more than a particular number of times is denied access to your computer. You enable Lockout and set the number of allowable tries as part of Security setup.

Use Lockout to protect against someone who attempts to guess your passwords.

As set up here, Lockout will take effect after five failed attempts for each log-in name.

Someone supplying the log-in name NormaJean has been locked out and won’t be able to connect even if he or she supplies the correct password.

Like combination safes, security passwords can be compro- mised. Password crackers use a variety of techniques; some techniques are more sophisticated than others, but almost all require guessing.

To guard against unauthorized access, use Lockout to bar anyone who makes repeated attempts at guessing a pass- word for entry to your computer.

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