Manage and view the password requirements to enhance protection and prevent unauthorized access.
Prerequisites
You must be logged in as the security officer.
About this task
NOTE:The password policy applies to all users. You cannot set a password policy for an individual user.
Steps
Select
Administration > Users from the
Main Menu.
Click
Settings.
The
Password Policy window opens.
If necessary, in the
Password Expiration field, modify the number of days after which passwords expire and users must change their passwords. The default value is 60 days.
When the passwords are about to expire within four to 15 days, a yellow warning message is displayed. This alert indicates the number of days before password expiration. Users can dismiss the message.
When the passwords are about to expire within one to three days, a red warning message is displayed. This alert indicates the number of days before password expiration. Users cannot dismiss this message.
If mail server support is enabled and a user's configuration allows alert notifications, the user also receives alerts and email messages about the number of days before password expiration.
If users do not change their passwords before they expire, the
Cyber Recovery software forces them to change their passwords at the next login. If multifactor authentication is enabled, the software prompts users for a security code.
If necessary, in the
Password Length field, modify the password length. The default value is the minimum value of 9 characters.
If necessary, in the
Password History Check field, modify the number of previous passwords to check if the new password has already been used. The default value is 1 password.
For example, if you set the history password check to 4, the check compares the current password to the three prior passwords.
Optionally, swipe right on the slider to enable the Password Check option.
This option checks if the username includes the password.
Click
Save.
Results
An event indicates that the password policy has been modified.
When the password policy changes and a user's existing password does not comply with the password policy, a warning message is displayed when the user logs in. The warning message provides a link to the
Change Password window so that the user can change the password. Users cannot dismiss this warning message until they change their password to comply with the password policy.
NOTE:The error message is displayed for dashboard users, but there is no link. Dashboard users must contact the security officer to change the password.
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