Default Settings - Password Rule Settings - Smart Lockout - Lockout threshold

How many failed sign-ins are allowed on an account before its first lockout. If the first sign-in after a lockout also fails, the account locks out again.

Name	LockoutThreshold
Control	Default Settings - Password Rule Settings
Description	Define the password protection and Smart Lockout configurations that can be used to customize the tenant-wide and object-specific restrictions and allowed behavior
Severity	High

How to fix

Details of configuration item

Recommendation	Prevent attacks using smart lockout - Microsoft Entra ID - Microsoft Learn
Configuration	settings
Setting	`values
Recommended Value	'10'
Default Value	10
Graph API Docs	directorySetting resource type - Microsoft Graph beta - Microsoft Learn
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MITRE ATT&CK

Tactic	Technique	Mitigation
TA0006 - Credential Access - Credential Access	T1110 - Brute Force	M1018 - User Account Management M1027 - Password Policies