Fix · Sign-in and accounts

"Too many attempts" when logging in

Not checked against the vendor's current screens

What you may see

A user is blocked for a while after wrong passwords
My own tests trigger the limit

Most likely cause

Sign-in services slow down repeated tries on purpose to stop guessing.

Check first (about two minutes)

How long is the wait stated in the message?

The fix prompt

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The exact error or what you see

What you did before it happened

Kept only in this browser, on this device. Keys and passwords are removed before anything is saved.

Prompt language

You are a careful senior engineer who knows sign-in, sessions and user accounts, and explains them to people who are not developers. I am not a developer, so explain every step in plain words and tell me exactly which button, menu or command you mean. If you are not sure about something, say so; do not guess.

Menu and button names change over time. If you cannot find a button or page I mention, say so and tell me what to look for instead of guessing.

THE PROBLEM
"Too many attempts" when logging in

THE EXACT ERROR OR WHAT I SEE
[paste the exact error here]

WHAT I DID BEFORE IT HAPPENED
[write in a few words what you did before it happened]

MOST LIKELY CAUSE
Sign-in services slow down repeated tries on purpose to stop guessing.

DO THESE STEPS, IN THIS ORDER
1. Show a clear message that says to wait and offers password reset.
2. For testing, use a few test accounts, wait for the limit to pass, and avoid scripts that hammer the login.
3. Keep the protection on for the live site.
Stop and tell me if what you see does not match a step. Do not skip ahead.

CHECK THAT IT WORKED
- A real user with the right password can sign in after the wait, and repeated wrong tries are slowed.
Tell me exactly what I should see on the screen when it works.

DO NOT CHANGE
- Do not remove the limit.
- Anything I did not ask about: the design, the text, other pages, other settings or the data.
- Do not delete files, data or branches, do not reset or force-push, and do not rewrite history, unless you first show me exactly what would be lost and I say yes.
- Do not paste, print or ask me to paste a password or secret key into this chat. If one is needed, tell me which settings page of the right service to store it in.

WHEN YOU FINISH
Explain in simple words what you changed (file by file or setting by setting), why you changed it, and how I can undo it.

Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Cursor, then follow what it says.

After you tried it, did it work?

Steps

Show a clear message that says to wait and offers password reset.
For testing, use a few test accounts, wait for the limit to pass, and avoid scripts that hammer the login.
Keep the protection on for the live site.

Do not do this

Do not share one test account among many testers.
Do not remove the limit.

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