Managing password policy

The Password Policy screen lets you set up the password policy for the Hub community:

The following procedure describes how to view password policy details and set policy passwords: minimum length, expire time, uniqueness, special character, and name variation checking parameters.

  1. Click Hub Admin > Console Configuration > Password Policy.
  2. On the Password Policy screen, click the icon to edit the contents.
  3. Set the parameters described in Table 2:

    Table 2. Password policy details

    Parameter Description

    Minimum Length

    The minimum number of characters required for the password.

    Expire Time

    The number of days until the password expires.

    Uniqueness

    Numeric history of previously used passwords. An old password cannot be reused if it exists in the history file.

    Special Characters

    When this box is selected, passwords must contain at least three of the following types of special characters:

    • Uppercase characters
    • Lowercase characters
    • Numeric characters
    • Special characters

    This setting allows for the setting of stricter security requirements when using passwords composed of English characters (ASCII). The default setting is Off.

    Turn off this parameter when using passwords composed of international characters. Non-English character sets might not contain the required three out of four character types. The special characters supported by the system are: #, @, $, &, +.

    Name Variation Checking

    When this box is selected, you cannot use passwords that comprise an easily guessed variation of the user's login name or full name.

  4. Click Save.

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