Passwords for users

For security purposes, users must define a password before logging in.

As an administrator, you can change passwords for users. You can use the password hint question and answer to verify that the person requesting a password is the correct user. As a user, you can set password hints using the Set Password Hint action. Authorized users also can change their own password and set their password hint question and answer using the Password Information action in the Profile link.

When you use an application server for authentication, the directory manages user passwords and all password-related functions.

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 uppercase and lowercase characters, numbers, and special characters.
  • Allowed placement of password characters, such as whether the first or last character can be a number, or if the first or 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.

Database passwords (Oracle and SQL Server only)

If the user is authorized to access the database, the Database Password section displays their database user ID. You can use Set Password to change the database password.

You can select the Also Change Database Password to This Password check box to change the database password to match their password. If you change a database password to match a system password, the password must satisfy the requirements of both passwords. For example, if you use the Oracle database platform, the password must meet the special character requirements that Oracle supports.



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