OWASPASVS 5.0 requirement

ASVS-V6.3.5 Users are notified of suspicious authentication attempts (successful or unsuccessful).

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Standard
OWASP ASVS 5.0
Chapter
V6 Authentication
Section
V6.3 General Authentication Security
Level
L3 (requirement applies from this verification level up)

Requirement

Verify that users are notified of suspicious authentication attempts (successful or unsuccessful). This may include authentication attempts from an unusual location or client, partially successful authentication (only one of multiple factors), an authentication attempt after a long period of inactivity or a successful authentication after several unsuccessful attempts.