Configure the domain password policy
This procedure allows you to configure a domain password policy. In IT Analytics Portal version 11.1 and later, user password is governed by the default settings of the password policy mentioned in the table below. You can configure these settings further to set a custom password policy based on your organization guidelines.
To configure the domain password policy:
- Select Admin > Domains > Domains.
- On the Domain Administration window, click the Password Configuration tab.
- Specify the field values based on the descriptions in the table below and clickOK. Clear the Use Default Policy checkbox to enable the configuration.
Table: Configure the domain password policy
Field | Range | Default value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Use Default Policy | None | Selected | When selected, applies default values to the password policy. To override the values of the parent domain, uncheck this box and set the custom values. If this field already has custom values, selecting this field will reset all the fields to their default values. |
Minimum Lowercase Characters | 1 to 5 | 1 | Defines the minimum number of lowercase characters required in the password. |
Minimum Uppercase Characters | 1 to 5 | 1 | Defines the minimum number of uppercase characters required in the password. |
Minimum Numeric Characters | 1 to 5 | 1 | Defines the minimum number of numeric characters required in the password. |
Minimum Special Characters | 1 to 5 | 1 | Defines the minimum number of special characters required in the password. Acceptable characters: @#$%^&+=! |
Minimum Length | 8 to 15 | 8 | Defines the minimum number of characters required in the password. |
Maximum Length | 16 to 64 | 64 | Defines the maximum allowable characters in the password. |
All the existing passwords before the current update will be honored. Any future attempt to change the password will have to honor the password policies defined for the user domain. Also, users whose credentials are reset by the administrator will be required to again set their passwords. Lastly, while resetting passwords through the portal, users will have to set passwords that comply with the policy configured using the above procedure.