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Viewing Blocked User Accounts

The blocked user accounts page lists every user currently prevented from signing in — whether by automatic failed-login thresholds, manual admin action, or external policy.

Blocked users table with columns: Username, Email, Reason (auto/admin/policy), Blocked at, Expires, Last attempt, Actions (unblock, force password reset, view profile)

What's Shown

  • Username / email identifies the account.
  • Reason — auto (failed-attempts threshold), admin (manual action), or policy (e.g. compliance flag from HR).
  • Blocked at — timestamp.
  • Expires — automatic unblock time, or blank for indefinite.
  • Last attempt — when the user (or attacker) last tried to sign in while blocked.

Filtering and Search

  • Search by username or email.
  • Filter by reason — e.g. show only auto-blocks to assess attack patterns.
  • Sort by Last attempt descending to see active attack surface.

Worked Examples

  • User locked out: Help desk receives a call. Search for their email; auto-blocked with 5 failed attempts. Force-reset their password and unblock.
  • Attack detection: Sort by Last attempt — accounts with high recent attempts are being brute-forced. Add their source IPs to the IP block list.
  • Compliance review: Show only “policy” blocks — every account flagged by HR for offboarding or compliance reasons.
Note: A blocked user can still receive emails and trigger password reset flows — but cannot complete the reset until unblocked. Communicate clearly with the user when they're in this state.