Password Policies
Password policies are a set of rules which were created to increase security by encouraging users to create reliable, secure passwords and utilize them properly.
To add a new password policy for an organization navigate to the following path:
Now place cursor in options column in front of the organization for which you want to create a password policy and click Settings.
Under Settings tab now click Password Polices tab.
Add Policy
Now click Add Policy to create a new policy.
- Name: Provide name of the password policy.
- Description: Provide description.
- Precedence: Provide precedence.
- Enforce Minimum Password Length: Select checkbox to enforce minimum password length.
- Minimum Password Length (characters): Provide number for e.g. 7
- Enforce Password History: Select checkbox to enforce password policy.
- Number of Passwords Remembered: Provide number for e.g 24.
- Password Must Meet Complexity Requirements: Select checkbox to must meet password complexity.
- Store Password Using Reversible Encryption: Select checkbox to store password using Reversible Encryption.
- Protected From Accidental Deletion: Select checkbox to protect from accidental deletion.
- Enforce Minimum Password Age: Checkbox to enforce minimum password age.
- User Cannot Change the Password Within (days): Provide number of days.
- Enforce Maximum Password Age: Check box to enforce maximum password age.
- User Must Change the Password After (days): Provide number of days
- Enforce Account Lockout Policy: Check box to enforce account lockout policy.
- Number of Failed Logon Attempts Allowed: Provide number of attempts for e.g. 5.
- Reset Failed Logon Attempts Count After (mins): Provide minutes to reset failed logon attempts.
- Account Will Be Locked Out for Duration of (mins): Provide minutes to locked out duration time
- Applies To: Select Users.
Click Save when done.