Contents of the Password Policies Form

Use the fields and options to specify the rules for passwords.

Contents

Field Description
Password Strength Choose an option to specify the password requirements:
  • Weak: Allow passwords without any character requirement
  • Medium: Require a number to be included
  • Strong: Require a number and a special character, such as & or #, to be included
Minimum Length Enter the minimum number of characters that users must enter for a password.
Expiration Choose the time period when a password expires:
  • Never
  • 30 days
  • 90 days
  • 6 months
  • 1 year

After a password expires, the user is locked out of DPS and must change the password to log in again.

Log In Lockout Enter a numeric value for the number of invalid login attempts allowed before a user is disabled from using DPS. Each time that a login is successful, the counter clears and restarts at zero. After DPS locks out a user, his or her password will not work until the administrator reinstates the user's login rights.
Restrict Password Reuse Select this check box to restrict the number of days that users cannot reuse a password when they change their password.
Number of Days This field is enabled when you select the Restrict Password Reuse check box. Enter the number of days during which users cannot reuse the same password when they change their password.
Enable Multi-Factor Authentication Using TOTP Select this check box to enable multi-factor authentication on DPS, which provides an additional layer of security. A corresponding option becomes available in the Users form to require users to provide a six-digit code from an authentication application on a mobile device, in addition to the user's ID and password.
Username and Password Cannot Be the Same Select this check box to prevent DPS from accepting passwords that match usernames.
Cannot Reuse Password Select this check box to restrict the reuse of old passwords when users change their password. This prevents users from using the same password for a certain number of times when they change their password.
Number of Times This field is enabled when you select the Cannot Reuse Password check box. Enter the number of times that users cannot reuse their current password when they change their password.
Security Roles If your only activated DPS module is CRM (not CRM Plus), the Password Policies form includes the Security Roles grid. Use that grid to set up roles that provide the necessary access to DPS for your users.

For a description of the grid, see Contents of the Security Roles Grid of the Password Policies Form.

Parent Topic: Password Policies Form