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title: "Regulation"
description: "Regulation of failed attempts is an important function of an IAM system."
lead: "Regulation of failed attempts is an important function of an IAM system."
date: 2022-03-20T22:52:38+11:00
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__Authelia__ takes the security of users very seriously and comes with a way to avoid brute-forcing the first factor
credentials by regulating the authentication attempts and temporarily banning an account when too many attempts have
been made.

## Configuration

Please check the dedicated [documentation](../../configuration/security/regulation.md).