Managing
password policy
You can set up a password policy for the hub community,
if you want to use values other than those set (by the system) as
defaults. The password policy applies to all users who log in to
the Community Console.
You can change the following elements of the password policy:
- Minimum Length, which represents the minimum number of characters
the participant must use for the password. The default is 8 characters.
- Expire Time, which represents the number of days until the password
expires. The default is 30 days.
- Uniqueness, which specifies the number of passwords to be held
in a history file. A participant cannot use an old password if it
exists in the history file. The default is 10 passwords.
- Special Characters, which, when selected, indicates that 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 stricter security requirements when passwords
are composed of English characters (ASCII). The default setting
is off. It is recommended that Special Characters remain off when
passwords are composed of international characters. Non-English-language
character sets might not contain the required three out of four
character types.
The special characters supported by the system are as follows: '#', '@', '$', '&', '+'.
- Name Variation Checking, which, when selected, prevents the
use of passwords that comprise an easily guessed variation of the
user's login or full name. This field is selected by default.
To change the default values:
- Click Hub Admin > Console Configuration > Password Policy.
The Password Policy page is displayed.
- Click the Edit icon.
- Change any of the default values to the ones you want to use
for your password policy.
- Click Save.
