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Werk #22254: Count failed logins only if account locking is enabled

Component User interface
Title Count failed logins only if account locking is enabled
Date Sep 9, 2026
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
3.0.0b1
Not yet released
Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.5.0p15
Not yet released
Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.4.0p38
Not yet released
Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT

Checkmk counted the consecutive failed logins of a user even if Lock user accounts after N logon failures was disabled, although nothing evaluated that counter.

The counter is now only maintained while account locking is enabled.

Keeping the counter required rewriting the complete user database on every failed login. On sites with many users this made failed logins very slow and could stall the GUI. This no longer happens with account locking disabled.

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