---
title: Auditd Max Failed Login Attempts
description: Identifies that the maximum number of failed login attempts has been reached for a user. Rule type: query Rule indices: auditbeat-*. Rule Severity: medium...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3167/reference/security/prebuilt-rules/rules/_deprecated/initial_access_login_failures
products:
  - Elastic Security
---

# Auditd Max Failed Login Attempts
<warning>
  This rule has been deprecated as of 2022/07/25.
</warning>

Identifies that the maximum number of failed login attempts has been reached for a user.
**Rule type**: query
**Rule indices**:
- auditbeat-*

**Rule Severity**: medium
**Risk Score**: 47
**Runs every**: 
**Searches indices from**: ``
**Maximum alerts per execution**: 100
**References**:
- [[https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/blob/0adbaeb273da1d45213134aa271e95987103281c/modules/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.c#L574](https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/blob/0adbaeb273da1d45213134aa271e95987103281c/modules/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.c#L574)](https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/blob/0adbaeb273da1d45213134aa271e95987103281c/modules/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.c#L574)

**Tags**:
- Elastic
- Host
- Linux
- Threat Detection
- Initial Access

**Version**: 100
**Rule authors**:
- Elastic

**Rule license**: Elastic License v2

## Rule Query

```kuery
event.module:auditd and event.action:"failed-log-in-too-many-times-to"
```

**Framework:** MITRE ATT&CK
- Tactic:
  - Name: Initial Access
- Id: TA0001
- Reference URL: [[https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0001/](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0001/)](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0001/)
- Technique:
  - Name: Valid Accounts
- Id: T1078
- Reference URL: [[https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/)](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/)

**Framework:** MITRE ATT&CK
- Tactic:
  - Name: Persistence
- Id: TA0003
- Reference URL: [[https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/)](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/)
- Technique:
  - Name: Valid Accounts
- Id: T1078
- Reference URL: [[https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/)](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/)