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:
- Ensure that you are logged in as the MA.
- Go to theServices and Server Configurationstab and clickAdministration Consoleoption on the submenu of the tab.
- Under theAuthenticationsection on the side-bar menu, click theMaster Administrator Authentication Policylink to display the corresponding page.
- Specify the parameters explained in the following table in thePassword Policy Configurationsection. 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
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