Logging in to Acunetix

You can log in to Acunetix via the sign-in page. The Acunetix team provides you with the URL to log in to Acunetix. From this page, you can also reset your password.

How to log in to Acunetix
  1. Navigate to Acunetix.

  1. In the Email field, enter your email address.
  2. In the Password field, enter your password.
  3. Select Keep me signed in, if required.
  4. Select Login.
How to reset your password
  1. Navigate to Acunetix.
  2. Select Forgot your password?

  1. In the Email field, enter your email address.
  2. Select Reset Password.

Acunetix sends the required instructions to your email address.

Configuring a user session and lockout settings

The system administrator can configure a user session on the Account Settings page. For example, the admin can determine when a user session expires, how many times a user can try to log in before being locked out, etc.

Field

Description

Session Timeout (minutes)

This determines when a user session expires. When configured, Acunetix required users to log in to the application again. The default setting is 0. Enter 0 to disable any session timeout.

Maximum Consecutive Login Failures

This determines how many times users can fail to log in to Acunetix. After the specified login failures, the user is locked out. The default setting is 0. Enter 0 to disable this setting.

Time window (minutes)

This determines the period in which the login failures need to happen. The default setting is 60 minutes. Enter 0 to disable.

Lockout time (minutes)

This determines how many minutes need to pass for a user to try the login again. The default setting is 30 minutes. During the specified period, the user remains locked. Enter 0 to disable.

How to configure the session timeout
  1. Log in to Acunetix.
  2. From the main menu, select Users > Account Settings.
  3. Scroll down to the Session and Lockout Settings.
  4. Into the Session Timeout (minutes) field, enter a number.
  5. Select Save.
How to configure the maximum consecutive login failures
  1. Log in to Acunetix.
  2. From the main menu, select Users > Account Settings.
  3. Scroll down to the Session and Lockout Settings.
  4. Into the Maximum Consecutive Login Failures field, enter a number.
  5. Select Save.
How to configure the time window
  1. Log in to Acunetix.
  2. From the main menu, select Users > Account Settings.
  3. Scroll down to the Session and Lockout Settings.
  4. Into the Time window (minutes) field, enter a number.
  5. Select Save.
How to configure the lockout time
  1. Log in to Acunetix.
  2. From the main menu, select Users > Account Settings.
  3. Scroll down to the Session and Lockout Settings.
  4. Into the Lockout time (minutes) field, enter a number.
  5. Select Save.


 
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