Re: ip ssh retries...interpretation question

Thank you.

On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Wouter Prins <wp_at_null0.nl> wrote:
> Hi Marc,
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> They ask you to configure the login retries, not the number of login
> attempts. So imho "ip ssh authentication-retries 2" is fine. :)
> If you have this kind of doubt in the lab itself, it's best to verify
> with the proctor on what they are looking for.
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> On 28 August 2011 17:26, marc abel <marcabel_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm working on a task to configure SSH and my requirement is this:
>>
>> "The users can only retry 2 times when the wrong credentials are used,
>> and the timeout should be exactly 1 minute."
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>> So my question is about the term retries. Should I make it where they
>> get 3 total login attempts (1 initial connection and 2 retries) or 2
>> total login attempts (initial login attempt and 1 retry)?
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>> The command: ip ssh authentication-retries 2 allows a total of 3 login attempts.
>> The command: ip ssh authentication-retries 1 allows a total of 2 login attempts.
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>> Which one is correct in this instance?
>>
>> -Marc
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