authelia/docs/content/en/configuration/security/regulation.md

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title: "Regulation"
description: "Regulation Configuration"
lead: "Configuring the Regulation system."
date: 2022-06-15T17:51:47+10:00
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    parent: "security"
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---


__Authelia__ can temporarily ban accounts when there are too many
authentication attempts. This helps prevent brute-force attacks.

## Configuration

{{< config-alert-example >}}

```yaml
regulation:
  max_retries: 3
  find_time: '2m'
  ban_time: '5m'
```

## Options

This section describes the individual configuration options.

### max_retries

{{< confkey type="integer" default="3" required="no" >}}

The number of failed login attempts before a user may be banned. Setting this option to 0 disables regulation entirely.

### find_time

{{< confkey type="duration" default="2m" required="no" >}}

*__Reference Note:__ This configuration option uses the [duration common syntax](../prologue/common.md#duration).
Please see the [documentation](../prologue/common.md#duration) on this format for more information.*

The period of time analyzed for failed attempts. For
example if you set `max_retries` to 3 and `find_time` to `2m` this means the user must have 3 failed logins in
2 minutes.

### ban_time

{{< confkey type="duration" default="5m" required="no" >}}

*__Reference Note:__ This configuration option uses the [duration common syntax](../prologue/common.md#duration).
Please see the [documentation](../prologue/common.md#duration) on this format for more information.*

The period of time the user is banned for after meeting the `max_retries` and `find_time` configuration. After this
duration the account will be able to login again.