Password change rules are applied when a password is changed
by a user. Password change rules can be used to validate password
length, strength, and the history that tracks previously used passwords.
About this task
To create a password
change rule, perform the following steps:
Procedure
- Open the Applications Manager and select . The Password Rule Definition
List window is displayed.
- In the list window, click the Create New icon. The
Rule Definition Details window is displayed.
- Specify the following:
Field
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Description
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Rule Name
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Specify a name that is indicative, for the new
rule. There is no restriction as to the length, case and type.
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Rule Description
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Provide a description for the rule.
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Class Name
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Password change rules must implement the IPasswordPolicyForPasswordChange
interface.
Each rule definition has its own class for implementation.
Specify the class to be used for validating the parameters provided
in the policy configuration. This class must implement the interface
associated with the specified rule type.
For example,
com.yantra.ycp.passwordpolicy.defaultimpl.passwordchange.YCPPassword
HistValidator
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Rule Type
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Select Password Change from
the drop-down list. The interface associated with this rule is specified
in Class Name.
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- After you define a rule, you must define the rule parameters.
Click the Create New icon in the Rule Parameters panel. A pop-up
window is displayed.
- Specify the following:
Field
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Description
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Name
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Specify a parameter name that is indicative.
The parameter name must be unique as this value is used in the class
that validates the rule.
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Description
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Provide a description of the parameter.
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Data Type
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Specify the data type (number, string, long
etc) of the parameter.
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- Click OK to close the pop-up window.
- Repeat steps 5-6 to add more rule parameters, as applicable.
- Click the Save icon in the Rule Definition
Details panel to save the rule definition details.
- Proceed with configuring the policy parameters.