Configuring an advanced password policy
The default password policy for Arctera Insight Archiving requires that all account passwords be at least eight characters long. Additionally, all passwords must contain at least two of the following character types:
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A number between 0 and 9
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A lowercase letter
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An uppercase letter
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A non-alphanumeric character
From the Password Policy page, you can configure an advanced password policy for all archive accounts.
Note: ThePassword Policypage is not available if you have configured Single Sign-On for account authentication.
To configure an advanced password policy
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In the left navigation pane, under Policy Management, clickPassword Policy.
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In the Password Policysection, underAdvanced Password Policy , select the requirements you want to include in your password policy.
Refer to the following table for more information:
| Enforce Password History | Select this requirement and enter a value for the number of past passwords that you want stored. Users cannot change their current password to a stored password. |
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| Maximum Password Age | Select this requirement and enter a value for the number of days between required password changes. |
| Minimum Password Age | Select this requirement and enter a value for the minimum of days between password changes. This option controls how often users can change their passwords. |
| Minimum Password Length | Select this requirement and enter a value for the minimum password length. |
| Password Must Meet Complexity Requirements | Select this requirement and choose up to three of the following password complexity requirements\: |
| - Use base-10 digits characters in password - requires at least one number between 0 and 9 | |
| - Use lowercase characters in password - requires at least one lowercase letter | |
| - Use non-alphanumeric characters in password - requires at least one symbol | |
| - Use uppercase characters in password - requires at least one uppercase letter | |
| Prevent Username in Passwords | Select this requirement to prevent users from using their user name in their password. |
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If required, select Enforce the password policies for all users if you want to require all users to change their passwords during their next login.Note: If you select this option, all users must change their password during their next login even if the password meets the specified requirements. If you do not select this option, users do not have to change their password until it expires even if the password does not meet the specified requirements.
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Click Save.
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