Dell ObjectScale 1.3 Administration Guide

Password complexity

A Management User with Security Admin role can configure password complexity rules. Password complexity rules specify values for the following password characteristics:

• Minimum password length
• Maximum password length
• Whether at least one of the following character types are required:
  • Lower-case alphabetic character
  • Upper-case alphabetic character
  • Digit
  • Special characters: _-.@!#$%^&* and space

These settings are enforced when a password is set or changed. Contact your Security Administrator for the settings in your deployment.

Change password

Local Management Users can change their password at any time after they are successfully logged in. On any UI page, click the down arrow next to the username in the upper right. Then select Change password. The user must know the current password.

Required password change

When a Security Admin creates or edits a user, they can enable the Required password change option. That option requires the user to change the password. On the next attempt to log in, the system displays the Password Change screen and a message states that the password must be changed before proceeding. The user must know the last password value.

Expired password

The Maximum Age of Password security setting specifies how many days a password remains valid. If that duration elapses without a password change, the system expires the password. When the user attempts to log in, the system displays the Password Change screen. The user must know the last password value.

Forgotten password

If a user forgets their password, a Management User with Security Admin role can edit the user account and assign a new password. The Security Admin is recommended to also enable the Required password change option. The Security Admin must provide the new password value to the user.