Password

There are several settings for the user's password you can define using this tab. For example, how may unsuccessful attempts at logging in are permitted before the user is locked out of the system, and the length of the password.

  1. To amend a setting, highlight the required line and double-click to display the relevant dialog. Alternatively, you can right-click a line and select Properties.
  2. Change the details as required and click Apply to enforce the changes.
  3. Specify this information:
    Maximum password age
    Determine the maximum period of time, in days, that a password can be used before the user must change it.
    Minimum password age
    Determine the minimum period of time, in days, that a password must be used before the user can be changed.
    Enforce password history
    Determine the number of unique new passwords that have to be associated with a user account before an old password can be reused.
    Deny access after number of unsuccessfully logon attempts
    Disable a user account if the user fails to input the correct password after trying the number of times specified in the unsuccessful login attempts box.
    Minimum password length
    Determine the minimum number of characters that a password for a user account may contain.
    Lock user after failed log in
    Lock a user account if the user fails to input the password after trying a number of times specified in the unsuccessfully login attempts box.
    Number of consecutive identical allowed
    The maximum number of identical consecutive characters that are allowed in a user password.
    Password must not match user name
    Disallow the use of user name in password.
    Password must meet complexity requirements (mixed case/mixed alpha)
    Password must meet complexity requirements (mixed case/mixed alpha).
    No exact word match from the dictionary
    Disallow words from the dictionary.
    Note: To maintain dictionary entries, click Dictionary on the Password Policy dialog that is displayed after highlighting this line and double-clicking, or right-clicking this line and selecting Properties.
  4. Save your changes.
Parent topic: Security Policy