--- a/src/bin/login.rs	2026-05-03 09:46:36.866954421 +0100
+++ /mnt/data/homes/kellito/Builds/rbos/b/src/bin/login.rs	2026-05-03 09:46:36.867061170 +0100
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@
 pub fn main() {
     let mut stdout = io::stdout();
     let mut stderr = io::stderr();
+    let mut consecutive_failures: u32 = 0;
 
     let _args = clap_app!(login =>
         (author: "Jeremy Soller, Jose Narvaez")
@@ -133,6 +134,10 @@
     }
 
     loop {
+        if consecutive_failures >= 3 {
+            let delay_secs = std::cmp::min(consecutive_failures as u64, 30);
+            std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(delay_secs));
+        }
         let user = liner::Context::new()
             .read_line(
                 liner::Prompt::from("\x1B[1mredox login:\x1B[0m "),
@@ -150,11 +155,13 @@
                 None => {
                     stdout.write(b"\nLogin incorrect\n").r#try(&mut stderr);
                     stdout.write(b"\n").r#try(&mut stderr);
+                    consecutive_failures += 1;
                     stdout.flush().r#try(&mut stderr);
                     continue;
                 }
                 Some(user) => {
                     if user.is_passwd_blank() {
+                        consecutive_failures = 0;
                         if let Ok(mut motd) = File::open(MOTD_FILE) {
                             io::copy(&mut motd, &mut stdout).r#try(&mut stderr);
                             stdout.flush().r#try(&mut stderr);
@@ -185,6 +192,7 @@
                         stdout.flush().r#try(&mut stderr);
 
                         if user.verify_passwd(&password) {
+                            consecutive_failures = 0;
                             if let Ok(mut motd) = File::open(MOTD_FILE) {
                                 io::copy(&mut motd, &mut stdout).r#try(&mut stderr);
                                 stdout.flush().r#try(&mut stderr);