Password Settings lets you configure settings for all user passwords.
The following Password Settings Details is for the default Password Settings. See the field descriptions below, for a description of all fields that display in the Password Settings Details.
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The following table describes the fields and buttons that display in the Password Settings.
| Field Name | Description | |
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| Password Complexity Characteristics | This section defines any requirements that passwords must conform to. | |
| Must Include | Specification for how many of the enabled restrictions the password must include: Options:
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| Uppercase Letters (A-Z) | If enabled, the Uppercase Letters Minimum field displays. | |
| Uppercase Letters Minimum | Minimum number of Uppercase Letters that a Password must contain. | |
| Lowercase Letters (a-z) | If enabled, the Lowercase Letters Minimum field displays. | |
| Lowercase Letters Minimum | Minimum number of Lowercase Letters that a Password must contain. | |
| Numeric Characters (0-9) | If enabled, the Numeric Characters Minimum field displays. | |
| Numeric Characters Minimum | Minimum number of Numeric Characters that a Password must contain. | |
| Special Characters | If enabled, the Special Characters Minimum field and Special Character Values field display. | |
| Special Characters Minimum | Minimum number of Special Characters that a Password must contain. | |
| Special Character Values | Values that comprise the list of Special Characters that can be used in a Password. (Default is all Special Characters on the list.) | |
| Password Restrictions | This section defines any restrictions that passwords must conform to. | |
| Minimum Length | Minimum length of a Password. Value can be empty (null). If specified, it must be a positive integer and not greater than the Maximum Length. | |
| Maximum Length | Maximum length of a Password. Value can be empty (null). If specified, it must be a positive integer and not less than the Minimum Length. | |
| Disallow Username in Password | If enabled, the Username cannot appear within the Password. | |
| Disallow Password Reuse | If enabled, a Password cannot be reused if it is has been maintained in Password history, as specified by the Maximum Passwords In History field. | |
| Number of previous passwords that are maintained to prevent their reuse. (Maximum is 24.) | |
| Password Properties | Properties for the Passwords.
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| If enabled, Passwords can automatically expire. | |
| Number of days before a Password expires. | |
| If enabled, the user account is locked if the Maximum Failed Login Attempts is exceeded. | |
| Maximum number of failed login attempts that is allowed. | |
| If enabled, the user account is locked if the Maximum Failed Login Attempts is exceeded for LDAP. | |
| Buttons | This section identifies the buttons displayed above and below the Password Settings that let you perform various actions. | |
| Update | Saves updates to this record. | |
| Refresh | Refreshes any dynamic data displayed in this record. |