
Chapter 11: Access Management and Security
Configuring the Password Security Parameters
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Configuring the Password Security Parameters
To configure enhanced security requirements for user passwords:
1.
Select
Platform > Security > Access Control > Password Management
. The Access Control Password
Management page opens.
Figure 357
Access Control Password Management Page
2.
In the
Enforce password strength
field, select
Yes
or
No
. When
Yes
is selected:
o
Password length must be at least eight characters.
o
Password must include characters of at least three of the following character types: lower case letters,
upper case letters, digits, and special characters. For purposes of meeting this requirement, upper case
letters at the beginning of the password and digits at the end of the password are not counted.
o
A password cannot be repeated within five changes in password.
3.
In the
Password change for first login
field, select
Yes
or
No
. When
Yes
is selected, the system requires the
user to change his or her password the first time the user logs in.
4.
In the
Password aging (Days)
field, select the number of days that user passwords will remain valid from
the first time the user logs into the system. You can enter 20-90, or
No Aging
. If you select
No Aging
,
password aging is disabled and passwords remain valid indefinitely.
5.
Click
Apply
.
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