Policy
Set authentication rate limiter delay (milliseconds)
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows11, WindowsServer2025
This policy controls whether the SMB server will use a default value in milliseconds for the invalid authentication delay. If you configure this policy setting, the authentication rate limiter will use the specified value for delaying invalid authentication attempts. If you do not configure this policy setting, the authentication rate limiter will use the default value or the value from local registry under HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
Value (milliseconds): ID DecimalTextBox_AuthRateLimiterDelayInMs | decimal | HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanServer\InvalidAuthenticationDelayTimeInMs Type REG_DWORD | Range: 0 to 10000 |
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