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title: Account Lockout node
description: Locks or unlocks the authenticating user's account profile.
component: auth-node-ref
version: 7.3
page_id: auth-node-ref::auth-node-account-lockout
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/account-lockout.html
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section_ids:
  outcomes: Outcomes
  properties: Properties
  example: Example
---

# Account Lockout node

Locks or unlocks the authenticating user's account profile.

For more information, refer to [Account lockout for trees](https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingam/7.3/authentication-guide/about-authentication-trees.html#account-lockout-trees).

## Outcomes

Single outcome path.

## Properties

| Property    | Usage                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Lock Action | Choose whether to `LOCK` or `UNLOCK` the authenticating user's account profile.The [Data Store Decision node](auth-node-data-store-decision.html) checks whether the account is locked. |

## Example

The following example uses this node with the [Retry Limit Decision node](auth-node-retry-limit-decision.html) to lock an account after a number of invalid attempts:

![Shows the account lockout decision in context](_images/trees-node-account-lockout-example.png)Figure 1. Access Management![Shows the account lockout decision in context](_images/trees-node-retry-limit-decision-example-platform.png)Figure 2. Ping Identity Platform