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Field |
Description |
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Minimum length
required for a password |
Enter the minimum password length.
This option defines the minimum number of characters that must be
entered to create a valid password.
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Minimum number of special characters
that must be present in a valid password |
Enter the maximum number of special characters (non-alphanumeric )
required in a valid password.
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Never use<Number> old
passwords |
Enter whether you want to allow the users to be able to use old
passwords.
This option defines the number of old passwords stored in the
repository and used to compare with a new password. You can
restrict the user from using his old passwords. You can specify the
maximum number of passwords that user cannot repeat
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Validation Rule |
Enter the validation rule.
This option defines the regular expression used to validate the
password.
For
example Length:[8,infinity], lower: 1, upper: 1, numeric:
1, special: 1,
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Validation Message |
Enter the validation message for example "Invalid
Password"
This option defines a message displayed to the user if their
passwords do not match the password policy.
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Password expires after<days>
days |
Enter the number of days for which the current password will be
valid.
This option defines the number of days a password is valid. After
these days the password will expire and user must change it.
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This section explains the actions to be
taken when password expires or does not comply with the password
policy. |
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Action |
Select the action.
This option defines the following 3 actions performed when the
password is expired or does not comply with the password
policy.
- Display a warning
- Force the user to change password after N grace logins
- Force the user to change password
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Grace Logins allowed |
Enter the number of allowed grace logins. This option will be
enabled only if "Force the user to change password after N grace
logins" option has been selected in action option.
This option defines number of logins allowed with an invalid
password (Password has expired or does not match the password
policy).
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Lock out user account after invalid password
attempts |
This
option defines if the user account is locked out after consecutive
invalid password attempts
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Number of consecutive invalid password
attempts |
This
option defines the number of invalid password attempts allowed
before the user account is locked out.
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Password attempts window |
Enter the time in minutes till when the password window will be
displayed.
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