Configure the default behaviour in case of denying access after failed login attempts

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Situation

NeuVector’s default configuration allows a maximum of 5 failed login attempts and then locks your account for 60 minutes.
The error you will encounter if you match this configuration will be:

Temporarily blocked because of too many login failures

It is undoubtedly a great thing to counter possible Brute Force Attacks, but in the real world, it may be necessary to adjust these parameters. How can it be done?

Resolution

The modification can be done in 2 ways: from console or as-code.

CONSOLE

1. Settings > Users, API Keys & Roles > Authentication and Security Policies
2. Edit the parameters under Deny Access after Failed Login Attempts:
- Maximum Number of Failed Attempts Allowed
- Allowed Access Again after Time (Minutes)

AS-CODE during installation

Below is a snippet of the Helm Chart values with controller secret to adjust these parameters ->

...
controller:
  secret:
    enabled: true
    data:
      passwordprofileinitcfg.yaml:
        always_reload: true
        active_profile_name: default
        pwd_profiles:
        - name: default
...
          enable_block_after_failed_login: <BOOLEAN_TRUE_OR_FALSE>
          block_after_failed_login_count: <NUMBER>
          block_minutes: <NUMBER>
...

References:
- Helm Chart complete values.yaml file.
- InitConfig possible parameters.

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