topic Re: SSH retries on PIX? in Network Security

SSH retries on PIX?

nathan — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 08:58:46 GMT

Hi guys, I have been looking all over to find out if I can enable the number of authentication attempts using SSH in PIX. Is there a way on the pix that allowes ip ssh authentication-retries 3 like on the router?

Is there any methhod of limiting the number of authentication retries on the pix?

Re: SSH retries on PIX?

vladrac-ccna — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:22:22 GMT

Hello Nathan,

by default ssh option allows three tries before stopping with "Rejected by Server"

and telnet option causes the user to be prompted continually until successfully logging in.

So, do you want to change this 3 times retries number? or do you want to specify a limit for telnet?

I dont remember seeing these kind of commands either.

Vlad

Re: SSH retries on PIX?

nathan — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:03:15 GMT

After searching and searching (used the cisco command tool at cisco.com ... a fantastic resource)

Finally found the documentation I was looking for,

yes ssh using aaa authentication ssh console ssh123

is default to 3 retries. I dont want to change this, I just wanted to ensure that the retries was available.

(thats why I couldnt find any retries command, the PIX has it defaulted for SSH)

anyway, you should check out the Command Lookup tool at http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Cmdlookup/home.pl

big thanks goes out to cisco once again for the best technical support.