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After reading this article, you’ll be able to:
Set the requiremens for the passwords of users.
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When your organization |
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uses Single Sign On (SSO) you don’t need a password to |
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log in, but you will be logged in automatically. If this is the case you can skip this article. |
A password must meet the requirements set for the client environment.
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Via the module settings, it is possible to specify and edit the password requirements for the users:
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The following settings are available:
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Password expiration | Determines if/ when a password needs to be updated. This can be set to:
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Days | Number of days that a password is valid if a password is set to expire periodically |
Password length | Minimum length of the password. When the setting is left empty, a minimum password length of 10 is applicable. For security consideration, 10 is also the minimum value you are allowed to set. |
Special characters | Minimal number of special characters. Examples are: !@#$% |
Non alphabetic characters | Minimal number of non alphabetic characters. Examples are: 123!@# |
Password history limit | This number is the number of recent passwords from which the new password must differ. For example, if the limit is 3, the new password must be different than the most recent 3 passwords |
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Mandatory password changes can be configured by the system admin. There are three options:
None: password change not mandatory. You can keep using the password you received.
Once: you need to create a new password upon your first login.
Periodically: a new password needs to be set the first time you login after your password has expired.
These options are complemented by the setting ‘days’ that determines how long a password is valid.
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