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why i have been temporarily bolcked from my macbook

i login my macbook my password was correct, but showing wrong password, i type another password i think may be my mistake after i have been blocked from my macbook (it is ridiculious and misunderstanding which apple makes) now i have been blocked on my macbook temporarily, how i dont know, i want to know why and when i will be unlocked from my macbook?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.0

Posted on Jun 21, 2023 2:43 PM

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Posted on Jun 21, 2023 6:41 PM

Hi hussaini,


If you enter too many incorrect login passwords at the login screen, you could be temporarily locked out of your account.


To reset your password, follow these steps: https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT212190


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Jun 21, 2023 6:45 PM in response to hussaini12

EDIT: This was meant as a reply to Barney-15E.


Macs with Apple silicon or with the T2 Security Chip can impose lockouts if too many wrong passwords are entered. I think with T2 it was originally 30 attempts permitted, but Apple lowered it to 10 when they introduced Apple silicon.


https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/security/sec20230a10d/web

https://www.apple.com/mideast/mac/docs/Apple_T2_Security_Chip_Overview.pdf


Jun 21, 2023 7:37 PM in response to hussaini12

It's a common security measure for any system that requires passwords to lock you out – at least temporarily – if you enter too many wrong ones in a row.


It makes it harder for someone to crack open accounts by using a computer to quickly try, say, all combinations of one or two words in the dictionary in hopes that one such combination will be the key.

why i have been temporarily bolcked from my macbook

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