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How to Disable user account after 5 consecutive failed login attempts using Keycloak

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I have a use case where user should be disabled when he enter wrong password 5 consecutive times. I cant find any keycloak password policy to disable user when he enter wrong password 5 consecutive times.

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Nitish Kumar Avatar asked Sep 20 '21 12:09

Nitish Kumar


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To enable Consecutive Failed Login Defence you need to enable "Max Login Failures" from Brute Force Detection. Steps:

  1. Login to Keycloak Admin Console
  2. Select Realms from List
  3. Go To Realm Settings >> Security Defenses >> Brute Force Detection
  4. Enable Brute Force Detection
  5. Set Max Login Failures to 5

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Abhijeet Avatar answered Oct 10 '22 12:10

Abhijeet


Go to Your Realm > Realm Settings > Security Defenses > Brute Force Detection and enable it. Inside the Brute Force Detection page you will find many options, the ones you are interested in are "Max Login Failures" and "Permanent Lockout"

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Kareem Serry Avatar answered Oct 10 '22 12:10

Kareem Serry