Account lockout
Course: AP® Cybersecurity Shows up in: Unit 4: Securing Devices
A login setting that locks an account after a set number of invalid attempts, often 3 to 5.
Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 4.2.D.5
Why it matters in Unit 4
Slows online guessing against one account, but not spraying or offline attacks.
Example
After 5 wrong passwords, the account locks for 30 minutes.
Learn it properly, with a checkpoint 4.2 Authentication