Failed Login Attempts parameter

Hi,

I've been searching the web and reviewing documentation, but I cannot find
any reference to whether or not a parameter, for example,
failed_login_attempts, exists in PostgreSQL that determines the number of
attempts a user can make before being locked. In addition, if such a
parameter or similar setup exists, is there also some database object that
provides a current count of the failed login attempts?

Thanks,
Frank

Frank Cavaliero
Database Administrator
IBM Infosphere Guardium
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Frank Cavaliero <fcavalie(at)us(dot)ibm(dot)com> writes:
> I've been searching the web and reviewing documentation, but I cannot find
> any reference to whether or not a parameter, for example,
> failed_login_attempts, exists in PostgreSQL that determines the number of
> attempts a user can make before being locked.

There is not in the core database code. But if you use PAM
authentication, there are plenty of pluggable modules that do that and
ninety-nine other specialized things you might wish to have in the
authentication code path.

regards, tom lane