Setting and resolving violation warnings

The Access Security Gateway (ASG) tracks the number of unsuccessful login attempts and the time between unsuccessful login attempts. If someone exceeds the allowed number of failed login attempts, a warning is added to the Alarm log.

Use the tasks in this topic to set ASG alarm notification limits and to resolve existing ASG alarms.

Setting alarm notification limits

To set alarm notification limits for ASG:

1. On the Login Security Violation Warning Administration page, type a new value in the Number of failed login attempts (1-99) field, if needed.

   This specifies the number of times that a user can incorrectly type the login information before the system places an entry in the Alarm log and disallows further login attempts.

2. Type a new value in the Failed login measurement window (1-99) field, if needed.

This indicates the maximum time, in minutes, that can elapse between failed login attempts and still have the attempt count as one in a series.

3. Specify whether you want to resolve an active ASG warning alarm in the Resolve existing alarm? field. Select Yes to specify that you want to resolve an active ASG warning alarm. Select No to specify that you do not want to change the status of any active alarms.

For more information, click the field names or Help on the web-based administration page.

4. Click Save.

   A confirmation page displays.

Resolving existing ASG alarms

To resolve an ASG alarm:

1. On the Login Security Violation Warning Administration page, select Yes from the Resolve existing alarm? list.

   For more information, click the field names or Help on the web-based administration page.

2. Click Save.

   A confirmation page displays.

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