{"id":6918,"date":"2017-05-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources2\/tutorials\/what-is-high-risk-username-validation\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T10:12:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T02:12:30","password":"","slug":"what-is-high-risk-username-validation","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/tutorials\/what-is-high-risk-username-validation\/","title":{"rendered":"What is high risk username validation?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fraud is just a cost of doing business these days. There is no way to completely eliminate it from your business model. However, with in-depth verification up front, you can reduce the exposure to these online criminals.<\/p>\n

Fraudsters usually apply easy-to-remember account information. The user name is too simple and generic.<\/p>\n

During High Risk Username Validation, we determine if account setup (username) is insecure or easy to penetrate under brute force attack. FraudLabs Pro actively research and identify exploited accounts through public domain information. There is currently 10 millions records in the database and growing.<\/p>\n

How to configure high risk username validation?<\/h3>\n
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    1. Login to the FraudLabs Pro Merchant Control Panel<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    2. Click on the Rules<\/strong> then click Add Rule<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    3. Select Login Credential<\/strong> Equal to High Risk Username<\/strong> under the Rule<\/strong> category and Select Manual Review<\/strong> under the Condition<\/strong> category.\"High<\/a><\/li>\n
    4. Click Add Rule<\/strong> and don’t forget to click Save<\/strong> and you are done.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Ready to start with FraudLabs Pro?<\/h2>\n

      Get Micro plan for free, you can quickly explore and integrate with our fraud prevention solution in minutes.<\/p>\n

      Sign Up Free<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Fraud is just a cost of doing business these days. 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