Setting user login security options

From the User tab in the Administrative Options window, you can define security options for the IBM^® Cognos^® Incentive Compensation Management client. If you do not set options in this window, users have unlimited login attempts, passwords never expire, and users are not required to create strong passwords.

1. Click Admin > Administrative Options.
2. Select the User tab.
3. Select the Disable user after check box to indicate how many attempts users have to log on before their accounts are disabled.

   After an account is disabled, an administrator with permission to edit users will need to re-enable the account by clearing the Disabled check box from the Admin Menu > Manage Users window.

4. Select the Users must have strong passwords check box. Passwords must adhere to the following criteria:
   • Must be at least eight characters in length
   • Must contain at least three of the following character types:
     • Lowercase letter
     • Uppercase letter
     • Number
     • Symbol!@#$%^&*() < >
5. Select the Enable self-service password reset check box to allow users to click the Forgot Your User ID and Forgot Your Password link on the login window.

   In the Reset expires in field, type the number of seconds before the self-service password reset notification expires.

6. Select the Show warning when previewing calculations check box to display a warning message after users click the Preview option.
7. Select the Keep password history for check box to indicate how many times users must create a new password before they can reuse a previous password.
8. Select the User must change his or her password after being set or changed by admin check box to indicate that users must change their password the first time they log in to the client.