Via the sql DB for echelon I had created some new users in the users table with username field password field (type password) and next fields also filed in.
Its not the mysql password(), it is md5 encrypted.
But you dont have to reinvent the Wheel. Use the force Luke! ./echelon/admin/users.php
and after 3 login attempts i am locked out. The lock out is based on session? I did not find any field in the DB for that..
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