How to track login attempts using HttpSession in Java?

Question

I have a no-framework web application. I need to implement a simple way to check unsuccessful logins, using sessions. If the user attempts to log in 3 times using incorrect

Answer 1

You can try the below code

int loginAttempt = (Integer)session.getAttribute("loginCount");

if (loginAttempt > 3 ){
     // Error message/page redirection 
}else{
     session.setAttribute("loginCount",loginAttempt++);
}