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Configure Password Policy Settings for an Organization

You can enforce tighter password restrictions by configuring Password Policy settings. For more details about the Password Policy settings available, see "About Proliance Password Policy".

To configure password policy management

• In the Organization work area, in the left menu, click Administration > Configuration > Security > Password Policy.

Note: To configure Password Policy settings, you must have Password Policy permissions assigned to your role. For more information about assigning Password Policy permissions to your role, see "Add Password Policy Permissions to a Proliance Role".

The Password Policy page displays.

• On the Password Policy page, in the Password Policy area, click Edit.

The Password Policy Management page displays.

• On the Password Policy Management page, in the Password Policy Settings area, update the following fields:

Password must meet complexity requirements. Select Yes to enforce the use of special characters and numbers in passwords.

Minimum Password Length. Enter a number representing the minimum number of characters in a password. If complexity requirements are set to No, the minimum password length is locked at 1 character. If complexity requirements are set to Yes, the minimum length for a password is 6 characters and the maximum length is 14 characters.

Password History. Enter a number that represents the number of passwords that must be unique before a password can be reused. 0 means the user cannot reuse their current password. The maximum number of passwords is 24.

Minimum Password Age. Enter a number for the minimum number of days that must pass before a user can change their password. 0 days means the user can change their password as frequently as they wish.

Maximum Password Age. Enter a number that represents the maximum password age before it expires and must be changed. The minimum and default is 0 days, and the maximum value is 999 days. Maximum password age can be overridden by selecting Password Never Expires, which is the same as setting the value to 0.

Grace Period to Change Password. Enter a number in days that represents the time after a user’s password has expired, but before the account becomes locked. A value of 0 means a user is locked out as soon as their password expires.

• Click Apply Changes.

From this point, Password Policy settings apply to all users who log in.

For more information about configuring account locking, see "Configure Account Lockout Policy Settings".