Overview

Password Settings lets you configure settings for all user passwords.

Password Settings Details

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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Password Settings Field Descriptions

The following table describes the fields and buttons that display in the Password Settings.

Field Name	Description
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: All Enabled Characteristics I of the Enabled Characteristics 2 of the Enabled Characteristics 3 of the Enabled Characteristics
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.
Maximum Passwords in History	Number of previous passwords that are maintained to prevent their reuse. (Maximum is 24.)
Password Properties	Properties for the Passwords. Note Prior to Universal Controller 6.8.x, these properties were included in the Universal Controller System Properties.
Password Expiration Enabled	If enabled, Passwords can automatically expire.
Password Expiration in Days	Number of days before a Password expires.
Lock Account After Maximum Login Attempts	If enabled, the user account is locked if the Maximum Failed Login Attempts is exceeded.
Maximum Failed Login Attempts	Maximum number of failed login attempts that is allowed.
Maximum Login Attempts Use For LDAP Authentication	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.

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