You can set password requirements, set password characters,
allow the placement of password characters, and create and delete
excluded passwords. When the system is implemented, the initial password
requirement is of a minimum length. You can change the minimum length
and specify additional requirements.
About this task
Your implementation might use an application server to authenticate
with a directory. In that case, you do not use the system to perform
some functions. These functions are performed in the directory and
synchronized into the system. These functions include:
- Adding users (including self-registration)
- Adding security groups
- Associating users with security groups
- Managing passwords
Procedure
- Select the Security Controls action.
You use the Security Controls window to perform
the following functions:
Option |
Description |
To set password requirements |
- In the Password Requirements section, in the Minimum
Password Length field, set the minimum length for a user
password. The default minimum password length is 6 characters.
- In the Number of Identical Adjacent Characters Allowed
in Password field, set the number of identical adjacent
characters that are allowed in a password.
- Select the Password can Contain Login ID check
box to allow a user to use a login ID in a password.
|
To set required password characters |
- In the Required Password Characters section, set the following
specifications:
- Must Include an Uppercase Character - If you select this check box, the
password must contain at least one uppercase character.
- Must Include a Lowercase Character - If
you select this check box, the password must contain at least one
lowercase character.
- Must Include a Number - If you select this
check box, the password must contain at least one numeric character.
Numeric characters are: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.
- Must Include a Special Character (!, @, #, etc.) - If you select the
check box, the password must contain at least one special character, unless special characters are
specified as invalid by the invalidPasswordCharacters system property.
Supported special characters are: ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) - _ = + \ | [ ] { } ; : / ? . > <
|
To allow placement of password characters |
- In the Allowed Placement of Password Characters field,
set the following specifications:
- First Character can be a Number - If you
select this check box, the first character of a password can be a
number.
- Last Character can be a Number - If you select this check box, the last
character of a password can be a number. Numeric characters are: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.
- First Character can be a Special Character - If you select this check
box, the first character of a password can be a special character, unless special characters are
specified as invalid by the invalidPasswordCharacters system property.
Supported special characters are: ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) - _ = + \ | [ ] { } ; : / ? . > < .
- Last Character can be a Special Character - If you select this check box,
the last character of a password can be a special character, unless special characters are specified
as invalid by the invalidPasswordCharacters system property. Supported special
characters are: ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) - _ = + \ | [ ] { } ; : / ? . > < .
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To create an excluded password list |
- In the Excluded Password List section, click New Row.
- In the Password field, type the password
that you want to prohibit from being used on the system.
|
To delete an excluded password |
In the Excluded Password List section, click Mark
for Delete next to the excluded password that you want
to delete. |
- Click OK.