Password Rules and Configurations

Summary

• User Password authentication functionality requires additional features for better security.
• These have been implemented through Configuration parameters that a customer administrator can set for their needs. MANAGE > Administration> Tools> Configuration Parameters

Features

Password Security

Administrator is able to configure following Slice configuration Parameters:

1. Password Expiry Interval:
2. 1. Number of days after which a newly set password shall expire. It should be changed before expiry by user or Administrator.
   2. Default Value =0= Password never expires. Possible values: Integer Number of Day
3. Failure Attempts Allowed
4. 1. Number of log in attempts allowed with an incorrect password.  Default Value: 3 Possible values: Positive integer
5. Lockout Time
   1. Number of minutes for which user account is locked out after max failure attempts with in correct password. Default: 5 minutes. Possible value: Minutes

Password Strength Level

Administrator is able to select level of password strength (Level 1 to Level 4)

MANAGE > Administration > Tools> Slice Configurations > General Information Tab > session Time out field

Level 1: Password at least 8 characters long

Level 2: Level 1 + contains a mix of upper and lower case characters

Level 3: Level 2 + Numeric character(s)

Level 4: Level 3 + Special Character(s)