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title: "Temporarily Blocked Accounts"
slug: "temporarily-blocked-accounts"
description: "Understand temporary Slate login blocks, the rolling failure window, password resets, and the difference between login history and failed attempts."
updated: 2023-11-17T13:11:49Z
published: 2023-11-17T13:11:49Z
canonical: "knowledge.technolutions.net/temporarily-blocked-accounts"
---

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# Temporarily Blocked Accounts

Logging into a Slate application or status page requires the use of an email address and password. For security purposes, Slate will temporarily lock an account after 10 failed login attempts in a 30 minute period.

A temporary lockout occurs if:

- There are more than 10 failed login attempts to a single account within a 30 minute period
- An IP address will be locked out if 50 or more failed login attempts were initiated from that IP address, regardless of the account

*The temporary lockout utilizes a rolling 30 minute period, so the lockout is released when the number of failed logins drops below the threshold.*

When a temporary lockout occurs, the applicant will see a 403 Forbidden error with one of the following messages:

- **A single account lockout** - *'Logins to this account have been temporarily blocked'*
- **An IP address lockout** - *'Logins from this computer have been temporarily blocked'*

The "forgot password" link on the login page allows them to reset their password.