Password policy
  • 29 Apr 2024
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Set password policies to define requirements for how users must construct or select passwords.

To define password policies:

  1. From the left navigation area, select Administration.
  2. From the top navigation bar, select Operation Settings. You may have to scroll to view this selection.
  3. From the sub-navigation bar, select Password Policy Settings.
  4. Enter values to set password policies:
    • Password Minimum Length—Enter a numeric value for the minimum password length.
    • Password Maximum Length—Enter a numeric value for the maximum password length.
    • Minimum number of lowercase characters—Enter a numeric value for the miminum allowed number of lowercase characters.
    • Minimum number of uppercase characters—Enter a numeric value for the minimum allowed number of uppercase characters.
    • Minimum number of special characters—Enter a numeric value for the minimum allowed number of special characters.
    • Minimum number of numeric characters—Enter a numeric value for the minimum allowed number of numeric characters.
    • Number of old passwords disallowed—Enter a value:
      • Blank—Users cannot reuse a previously used password.
      • 0—Users can reuse a password.
      • 1 or greater—Users must select the equivalent number of different passwords before reusing a password. For example, if set to 3, the user must select a minimum of three different passwords before reusing a previous password.
Note

Password policy changes do not invalidate existing, valid passwords. The password policy is applied only when creating users or when a password is reset.


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