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## 3.4.7.2 Configuring Authentication Control General Settings

Use Authentication Control, General Settings to configure security settings for developer and end user login.

To configure Authentication Control, General Settings:

1. Sign in to APEX Administration Services.
2. Click Manage Instance.
3. Under Instance Settings, click Security.
4. Authentication Control, General Settings:
   1. Delay after failed login attempts in Seconds - After failed logins, APEX displays a countdown of the number of failed login attempts before it accepts new login attempts with the same username. Enter `0` to disable the countdown and allow immediate access.
   2. Method for computing the Delay - Select a method for computing the delay for failed log ins. The computation methods are based on recent data in the Login Access Log. See item Help for further details.
   3. Inbound Proxy Servers - Enter a comma-separated list of IP addresses for well known proxy servers through which requests come in. APEX uses this list to compute the actual client address from the HTTP Headers X`-Forwarded-For` and `REMOTE_ADDR`.
   4. Single Sign-On Logout URL - Enter the URL APEX redirects to trigger a logout from the Single Sign-On server. APEX automatically appends `?p_done_url=...login url....`

      Example:

      `https://login.example.com/pls/orasso/orasso.wwsso_app_admin.ls_logout`

5. Click Apply Changes.

Parent topic: Configuring Authentication Controls for an Instance