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title: Sign on history tracking and idle account lockout
description: You can configure PingDirectory server to maintain a record of previous authentication attempts. It can also lock an account if it has been too long since the user last successfully authenticated.
component: pingdirectory
version: 11.1
page_id: pingdirectory:pingdirectory_security_guide:pd_sec_sign_on_history_tracking
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/11.1/pingdirectory_security_guide/pd_sec_sign_on_history_tracking.html
llms_txt: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/llms.txt
docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
revdate: September 13, 2023
---

# Sign on history tracking and idle account lockout

You can configure PingDirectory server to maintain a record of previous authentication attempts. It can also lock an account if it has been too long since the user last successfully authenticated.