Magento extension FilAct Account Shield by Filact
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Implements an Account Lockout to enhance the User authentication security
Compatible with Magento 1.x
FilAct Account Shield
FilAct Account shield module is implements the user authentication security methods such Account Lockout, Password Expiry etc. Right now this module is supporting Account Lockout only. In upcoming version we'll release password expiry and much more features.
Stability and Supported releases
Version 1.0.0
Magento compatibility: Community 1.6 and later.
Support
Feel free to send your support requests to admin@filact.com or visit filact.com
Features
When a Customer or Admin user fails certain number of login attempts (for example 3 attempts) due to invalid password then that user's account will lockout for certain time period.
The followings are Account Lockout benefits,
- Slowing down online password guessing attacks.
- Protect from the spam bot attacks etc.
Configure and Manage the Account Lockouts
You can configure the Account Lockout through Magento system configuration (System -> Configuration -> Advanced -> Account Shield)
- Enable - Enable or disable an Account Lockout.
- Threshold - Number of consecutive failed sign in attempts. (Default is 3).
- Duration - How long an account will remain as locked out. Specify in Seconds (Default is 900 Seconds).
You can manage the Account Lockouts such as delete and unlock the lockouts through 'Account Lockout' menu. See the above screenshots.