Hi my name is vishal for past 3 days i have been breaking my head on how to block/restrict a user on 3 unsuccessful attempts by him/her into application in c# windows forms with sql server 2008.
So i am developing an application named:Mini Project, which has a mdi parent form named:MDIParent1. I have developed a form named:frmUser which enabled to register normal user and manager into the application. Given below is my c# code of frmUser:

using System.Data.SqlClient;
namespace Mini_Project
{
    public partial class frmUser : Form
    {
        int pUserID;
        public frmUser()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            string manager = ("Select n.manager_id as manager_id,(m.manager_first_name+' '+m.manager_last_name+'|'+right('000'+convert(varchar,n.manager_id),5)) as Name from managerdetail m,manager n where n.manager_id=m.manager_id and m.status=1");
            DataTable dt = new DataTable();
            SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection("Data Source=NPD-4\\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=Task;Integrated Security=true");
            if (conn.State != ConnectionState.Open)
            {
                conn.Open();
            }
            SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(manager, conn);
            dt.Load(cmd.ExecuteReader());
            cboManager.DataSource = dt;
            cboManager.ValueMember = "manager_id";
            cboManager.DisplayMember = "Name";
            cboManager.SelectedValue = 0;
            }
            private void btnCreate_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
        SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection("Data Source=NPD-4\\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=Task;Integrated Security=true");
                if (conn.State != ConnectionState.Open)
                {
                    conn.Open();
                }
                SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand();
                cmd.Connection = conn;
                cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
                int autoGenId = -1;
                cmd = new SqlCommand("Insert into [dbo].[User7](username,email,user_first_name,user_last_name,user_dob,user_sex,password,user_type,manager_id,status,row_upd_date,created_by)"+"Values(@username,@email,@user_first_name,@user_last_name,@user_dob,@user_sex,@password,@user_type,@manager_id,@status,GetDate(),@created_by); Select @autoGenId = SCOPE_IDENTITY();", conn);
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@username", txtUsername.Text.ToString());
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@email", txtEmailID.Text.ToString());
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@user_first_name", txtFName.Text.ToString());
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@user_last_name", txtLName.Text.ToString());
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@user_dob", dtDOB.Value);
                if (cboGender.SelectedIndex == 0)
                {
                    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@user_sex", "Male");
                }
                else if (cboGender.SelectedIndex == 1)
                {
                    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@user_sex", "Female");
                }
                else if (cboGender.SelectedIndex == 2)
                {
                    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@user_sex", "Transgender");
                }
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@password", txtPassword.Text);
                if (cboType.SelectedIndex == 0)
                {
                    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@user_type", 0);
                }
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@manager_id", cboManager.SelectedValue);
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@status", 1);
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@created_by", pUserID);
                cmd.Parameters.Add("@autoGenId", SqlDbType.Int).Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;
                cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
                autoGenId = Convert.ToInt32(cmd.Parameters["@autoGenId"].Value);
                ((MDIParent1)this.MdiParent).updateUserActivities(autoGenId, 3, txtUsername.Text.ToString() + "User detail was added successfully");
                MessageBox.Show("User Detail was added successfully", "DRRS", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
                conn.Close();
                this.Close();
                }
                private void cboType_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (cboType.SelectedIndex == 0)
            {
                btnManager.Visible = false;
            }
            else if (cboType.SelectedIndex == 1)
            {
                if (MessageBox.Show("Do you want to create a new manager?", "Task", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Information) == DialogResult.Yes)
                {
                    btnManager.Visible = true;
                }
                else
                {
                    btnManager.Visible = false;
                    MessageBox.Show("Please select a manager from manager list in the current form", "Task", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
                    cboType.SelectedIndex = 0;
                }
            }
            }
            private void btnManager_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.Close();
            frmManager h = new frmManager();
            h.Show();
        }

Given below is my c# code of frmManager:

using System.Data.SqlClient;
namespace Mini_Project
{
    public partial class frmManager : Form
    {
        int pUserID;
        public frmManager()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        private void btnCreate_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
        SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection("Data Source=NPD-4\\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=Task;Integrated Security=true");
            if (conn.State != ConnectionState.Open)
            {
                conn.Open();
            }
            SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand();
            cmd.Connection = conn;
            cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
            DataTable dt = new DataTable();
            int autoGenId = -1;
            cmd = new SqlCommand("Insert into manager(manager_dob,manager_sex,created_date,user_id,username,password)" + "Values(@manager_dob,@manager_sex,GetDate(),@user_id,@username,@password); Select @autoGenId = SCOPE_IDENTITY();", conn);
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@manager_dob", dtDOB.Value);
                if (cboGender.SelectedIndex == 0)
                {
                    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@manager_sex", "Male");
                }
                else if (cboGender.SelectedIndex == 1)
                {
                    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@manager_sex", "Female");
                }
                else if (cboGender.SelectedIndex == 2)
                {
                    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@manager_sex", "Transgender");
                }
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@user_id", pUserID);
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@username", txtUsername.Text);
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@password", txtPassword.Text);
                cmd.Parameters.Add("@autoGenId", SqlDbType.Int).Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;
                cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
                autoGenId = Convert.ToInt32(cmd.Parameters["@autoGenId"].Value);

                cmd = new SqlCommand("Insert into managerdetail(manager_first_name,manager_last_name,row_upd_date,manager_id,email,status,user_id)" + "Values(@manager_first_name,@manager_last_name,GetDate(),@manager_id,@email,@status,@user_id)", conn);
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@manager_first_name", txtFName.Text);
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@manager_last_name", txtLName.Text);
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@manager_id", autoGenId);
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@email", txtEmail.Text);
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@status", 1);
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@user_id", pUserID);
                cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

                cmd = new SqlCommand("Insert into [dbo].[User7](username,email,user_first_name,user_last_name,user_dob,user_sex,password,user_type,status,manager_id,row_upd_date,created_by)"+"Values(@username,@email,@user_first_name,@user_last_name,@user_dob,@user_sex,@password,@user_type,@status,@manager_id,GetDate(),@created_by)", conn);
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@username", txtUsername.Text);
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@email", txtEmail.Text);
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@user_first_name", txtFName.Text);
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@user_last_name", txtLName.Text);
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@user_dob", dtDOB.Value);
                if (cboGender.SelectedIndex == 0)
                {
                    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@user_sex", "Male");
                }
                else if (cboGender.SelectedIndex == 1)
                {
                    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@user_sex", "Female");
                }
                else if (cboGender.SelectedIndex == 2)
                {
                    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@user_sex", "Transgender");
                }
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@password", txtPassword.Text);
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@user_type", 1);
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@status", 1);
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@manager_id", autoGenId);
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@created_by", pUserID);
                cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
                MDIParent1 u = new MDIParent1();
                u.updateUserActivities(autoGenId, 2, txtUsername.Text.ToString() + "Manager detail was added successfully");
                MessageBox.Show("Manager Detail was added successfully", "Task", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
                conn.Close();
                this.Close();
                }
}

The above c# code with sql server 2008 of frmUser and frmManager Works with no problem at all!
Given below is my structure of my table named:User7 in sql server 2008:

ColumnName                 DataType               AlowNulls
username                   nvarchar(30)              Yes
email                      nvarchar(70)              Yes
user_first_name            nvarchar(50)              Yes
user_last_name             nvarchar(50)              Yes
user_dob                     date                    Yes
user_sex                   nvarchar(20)              Yes
password                   nvarchar(15)              Yes
user_type                     Int                    Yes
user_id(auto-incrementpk)     Int                    No
manager_id                    Int                    Yes
row_upd_date                datetime                 Yes
status                         bit                   Yes
created_by                     Int                   Yes

Given below is my c# code of my login form named:frmLogin

using System.Data.SqlClient;
namespace Mini_Project
{
    public partial class frmLogin : Form
    {
    public frmLogin()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        private void btnLogin_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if ((txtPassword.Text == "password") && (txtUsername.Text.ToLower() == "admin"))
            {
                MDIParent1 h = new MDIParent1();
                h.Show();
                this.Close();
            }
            else
            {
                string username = txtUsername.Text;
                string password = txtPassword.Text;
                bool validUser = ValidateUser(username, password);
                if (validUser)
                {
                    MDIParent1 m = new MDIParent1();
                    m.Show();
                    this.Close();
                }
                else
                {
                    MessageBox.Show("Invalid user name or password. Please try with another user name or password", "Task", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Warning);
                    txtUsername.Focus();
                }
            }
        }
        private bool ValidateUser(string username, string password)
        {
            bool success = false;
            SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection("Data Source=NPD-4\\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=Task;Integrated Security=true");
            SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand();
            cmd.Connection = conn;
            cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
            cmd = new SqlCommand("Select @count = Count(*) from [dbo].[User7] where username=@username and password=@password", conn);
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@username", txtUsername.Text);
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@password", txtPassword.Text);
            cmd.Parameters.Add("@count", SqlDbType.Int).Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;
            conn.Open();
            cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
            if (Convert.ToInt32(cmd.Parameters["@count"].Value) > 0)
            {
                success = true;
            }
            else
            {
                success = false;
            }
            conn.Close();
            return success;
        }
    }
}

The above c# code of frmLogin(login form) works with no problem at all!
However what i want is when a user wrongly/enters incorrect password for more than 3 times then he/she should be blocked an entire day from entering into to application through the frmLogin!
Can anyone help me Please! Can anyone tell me what modifications must i do in my c# code and where?! Can anyone tell me what field should i need to add to my table(User7) in sql server 2008 in order to achieve my required result along with c# code? Can anyone help me/guide me solve my problem?! Any help/guidance in solving of this problem would be greatly appreciated!

else
{
  MessageBox.Show("Invalid user name or password. Please try with another user name or password", "Task", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Warning);
  txtUsername.Focus();
}

A simple solution would be adding a field on your user table namely "LoginAttempts" INT

When they attempt to login with the incorrect password for the given username you simply update the field for that user and check the value in your code. if LoginAttempts == 3 then Display another message saying you have exceeded the maximum number of logins for DateTime.Now()

it think you can take it from there.

Dear Fenrir() Sir
I have created/added a field named:LoginAttempts of data-type:Int in my table named:user
Can you show me a sample on increment LoginAttempts by 1 when user with username tries to login with incorrect password for 3 times till LoginAttempts:3
When LoginAttempts==3 can me show me a sample/help me on how to make that particular user get locked/restricted for an entire day from entering into application using login form?
Can you show me/help me/guide me on how to do those things/modification must i do in my c# code with sql server in frmLogin(login form) to get the required result Please?! I am slightly new to this concept!
I would be of great help/Big Boon if you send me some sample/guidance on how to achieve the required result with some modifications using c# code in frmLogin(login form).! I hope that you are not annoyed with my reply Sir! I hope i get a reply from you Sir!

I am not proficient in codding but the logic is to add two other fields:
Islocked of datatype boolean which is set to false when LoginAttempts==3 and Time of lockedout.Then If (DateTime.Now() - lockedOutTime) > Oneday set Islocked false.
Use Islocked in you ValidateUser arguement.

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