Manage the Maximo password policy without using LDAP

Resolving The Problem

It is possible to configure the following settings using the Maximo Security Controls in the User application.

Password expiration:

In the Users application, you can use the Security Controls action to specify settings for password expiration. These settings include the number of days for the duration of a password, warning of password expiration, and the number of days before a password can be reused.


Automatic passwords:

In the Users application, you can use the Security Controls action to specify the random generation of passwords. After the password is generated, an email notification is sent to the appropriate user. You can also specify that generated passwords are either sent in an email notification to the user or that generated passwords are displayed on the screen.


Password requirements:

In the Users application, you can use the Security Controls action to specify the following password requirements:

- Minimum password length;
- The number of identical adjacent characters;
- If a password can contain a login ID;
- Required password characters, such as:

-> Must Include an Uppercase Character?
-> Must Include a Lowercase Character?
-> Must Include a Number?
-> Must Include a Special Character (!, @, #, $, etc.)?

- Allowed placement of password characters, such as:

-> First Character can be a Number?
-> Last Character can be a Number?
-> First Character can be a Special Character?
-> Last Character can be a Special Character?


Excluded password list:

In the Users application, you can use the Security Controls action to manage a list of excluded passwords.