Maximum Failed Unlock Attempts

 

Supported On:	Setting Label
Exchange Server 2010	Maximum failed password attempts
Exchange Server 2007
Exchange Server 2003

 

These settings work in conjunction with Inactivity Timeout. The setting specifies whether or not all NotifySync device databases and SD card data should be erased after a number of failed security password entry attempts. Without the enforcement of this setting, there is no limit to the number of times a user may enter the security password incorrectly.

If this setting is enabled on the server, the user will be prohibited from editing all Wipe on Failed Unlock options on the device client. In addition, if Password Echo is enabled on the device with an enforced value greater than or equal to that of Wipe On Failed Unlock, the enforced Password Echo value will be set to one unit less than the enforced Wipe on Failed Unlock value. For example, if the enforced Password Echo value is 11, and the enforced Wipe on Failed Unlock value is 10, the enforced Password Echo value will be changed to 9.

If this setting is disabled on the server, all Wipe on Failed Unlock options on the device client will be made editable to the user. If this setting is disabled on the server after having been previously enabled, the device client will automatically deactivate Wipe on Failed Unlock.