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layout: docs
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page_title: User Lockout
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description: >-
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If a user provides bad credentials several times in quick succession,
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Vault will stop trying to validate their credentials for a while, instead
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returning immediately with a permission denied error.
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---
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# User Lockout
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@include 'user-lockout.mdx'
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## Precendence
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The precedence for user lockout configuration is as follows:
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Configuration for an auth mount using tune >> Configuration for an auth method in config file >>
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Configuration for "all" auth methods in config file >> Default values.
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The precedence for user lockout disable is as follows:
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Disable using environment variable VAULT_DISABLE_USER_LOCKOUT >>
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Configuration for an auth mount using tune >> Configuration for an auth method in config file >>
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Configuration for "all" auth methods in config file >> Default values.
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## Configuration
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User lockout parameters can be configured using config file for "all" auth methods or a specific auth method (userpass, ldap, or approle).
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Please see [user lockout configuration](/vault/docs/configuration/user-lockout#user_lockout-stanza) for more details.
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The user lockout configuration for the auth method at a given path can be tuned using auth tune. Please see [auth tune command](/vault/docs/commands/auth/tune)
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or [auth tune api](/vault/api-docs/system/auth#tune-auth-method) for more details.
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## API
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Please see [sys/locked-users API](/vault/api-docs/system/user-lockout) for more details. |