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From Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP, for About.com

Configure Account Lockout Policies

Wednesday December 1, 2004
Given enough time and potential to try multiple username and password combinations an attacker might eventually succeed in compromising the security of a server or other computer. Account lockout policies allow you to set thresholds to automatically shut down an account if too many incorrect username and password combinations are attempted in order to protect the machine. For details see this Quick Tip: Configure Account Lockout Policies
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