Specify the Master Administrator Authentication Policy Settings

The Master Administrator follows the Basic Authentication method of logging in to the Console with a user ID password. Use the Master Administrator Authentication Policy page to strengthen the password policy of the MA by enforcing the following restrictions:
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The Master Administrator follows the
Basic Authentication
method of logging in to the Console with a user ID password. Use the Master Administrator Authentication Policy page to strengthen the password policy of the MA by enforcing the following restrictions:
  • The Password length.
  • The number of special characters.
  • The number of failed login attempts allowed before the account is locked.
To configure the Master Administrator Authentication policy:
  1. Ensure that you are logged in as the MA.
  2. Go to the
    Services and Server Configurations
    tab and click
    Administration Console 
    option on the submenu of the tab.
  3. Under the
    Authentication
    section on the side-bar menu, click the
    Master Administrator Authentication Policy
    link to display the corresponding page.
  4. Specify the parameters explained in the following table in the
    Password Policy Configuration
    section. All the parameters on this page are mandatory.
Parameter
Default Value
Description
Minimum Password Length
6
The minimum number of characters that the password must contain. You can set a value from 6 through 32 characters.
Maximum Password Length
25
The maximum number of characters that the password can contain. You can set a value from 6 through 32 characters.
Maximum Failed Attempts
5
The maximum consecutive number of times an administrator can specify the password incorrectly, after which the credential is  locked. You can set a value from 3 through 10.
Minimum Numeric Characters
1
The least number of numeric characters (0 through 9) that the password must contain. You can set a value from 0 through 32 characters.
Maximum Password History Count
3
The maximum number of previously used passwords that cannot be reused.
Validity Period
180 days
The maximum number of days for which a password is valid.
Allow Multi-Byte Characters
The following options are disabled if you select this check box.
Select this option if you want to allow multi-byte characters in the password.
Minimum Alphabetic Characters
4
The least number of alphabetic characters (a-z and A-Z) that the password must contain. You can set a value from 0 through 32 characters.
Minimum Special Characters
1
The least number of Allowed Special Characters that the password must contain. You can set a value from 0 through 32 characters.
Allowed Special Characters
(optional)
!@#$%^&*()_+
The list of special characters that the password can contain.
Click
Save
.