ip ssh authentication-retries

[chinpohpang851]

ip ssh authentication-retries 3  by its name limits the no. of authentication attempts but what happen if I failed it 3 times? I can't find clear explanation on this. Any idea?

[axeleratorcisco]

I have the exact same question.

Is a client blocked permanently after 3 attempts?

If not permanently, then for how long exactly?

How do you restore access for that specific client again?

I know about the existence of the login block-for command, but i am not sure if these two commands are related?

[rfpatterson]

I am also trying to google to find the answer to this.  Apparently no one knows...