Account Lockout and Device Lock Actions Parent topic

Some policies have settings to lock out a user account or to lock a device based on certain criteria. Account lockout and device lock actions affect the Endpoint Encryption device whether or not the agent synchronizes policies with PolicyServer. For example, if the Endpoint Encryption agent does not communicate with PolicyServer for a certain period of time, the Endpoint Encryption agent automatically locks the Endpoint Encryption device. Use the tables below to understand the actions available for the account lockout and device lock actions.

Account Lockout Actions

Action
Description
Remote authentication
Users cannot log on to the Endpoint Encryption device until after Technical Support provides remote authentication assistance.
Erase
All data is erased the next time that the agent synchronizes policies.
Note
Note
Account lockout actions take effect when the Endpoint Encryption agent does not communicate with PolicyServer for a certain period of time (set by policy).

Device Lock Actions

Action
Description
Erase
All data is erased the next time that the Endpoint Encryption agent synchronizes policies.
Remote authentication
Users cannot log on to Endpoint Encryption devices until after Technical Support provides remote authentication assistance.
Time delay
Users cannot log on to Endpoint Encryption devices for a specified time duration.
Note
Note
Device lock actions take effect when the Endpoint Encryption user has too many unsuccessful logon attempts to that Endpoint Encryption device (set by policy).