Bad-Pwd-Count#

The Microsoft Active Directory Bad-Pwd-Count Attribute indicates the number of times the user tried to log on to the account using an incorrect password. A value of 0 indicates that the value is unknown.

Item	Value
CN	Bad-Pwd-Count
Ldap-Display-Name	badPwdCount
Size	4 bytes
Update Privilege	This value is set by the system.
Update Frequency	Each time the user enters a bad password.
Attribute-Id	1.2.840.113556.1.4.12
System-Id-Guid	bf96792e-0de6-11d0-a285-00aa003049e2
Syntax	Enumeration
systemFlags	FLAG_SCHEMA_BASE_OBJECT FLAG_ATTR_NOT_REPLICATED

Implementations#

• Windows Server 2000
• Windows Server 2003
• ADAM
• Windows Server 2003 R2
• Windows Server 2008

Bad-Pwd-Count is has a SystemFlag of FLAG_ATTR_NOT_REPLICATED indicating the AttributeType is non-replicated

More Information#

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• Active Directory Locked Accounts

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• [#1] - Bad-Pwd-Count attribute - based on information obtained 2017-07-03-