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title: Password Policy Max Login Attempts Too Wide
description: "Impact Area Security   Severity Medium   Affected Element Profile Org Config ## Rule ID **SF-0111** ## Impact Allowing too many failed login attempts can open you up to brute force attacks. ## Remediation Limit the number of login failures…"
url: "https://community-staging.qualityclouds.com/qcdocs/qcr/rules/password-policy-max-login-attempts-too-wide/"
updated: "2025-03-21"
category: Rules
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# Password Policy Max Login Attempts Too Wide

Impact Area

Security

 

Severity

Medium

 

           Affected Element

Profile

Org Config

## Rule ID

**SF-0111**

## Impact

Allowing too many failed login attempts can open you up to brute force attacks.

## Remediation

Limit the number of login failures allowed for a user before the user is locked out.

### Time to fix

30 min

## References

This rule is linked to [Common Weakness Enumeration CWE-521 Weak Password Requirements](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/521.html).