At version 9.0 when a QnA is fetched and the Authentication is not performed the StrikeCount (which represents the failed attempts) is set to a "-2". These two screens will show the "-2" value.
1. The "Manage Authentication Credential" screen of the Global Admin UI shows "Number of Failed Attempts" as "-2" which is meaningless to the user. In previous versions the failed attempts was always shown as 0 or higher positive number.
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2. In the "Authentication Activity Report" (using the Global Admin's Reports function) you can see that "Failed Attempts" column is displaying a "-2".
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