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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 `Vantagepoint` 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 `Vantagepoint`. Each time that a login is successful, the counter clears and restarts at zero. After `Vantagepoint` locks out a user, their 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 after 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 `Vantagepoint`, 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 `Vantagepoint` 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.

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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 `Vantagepoint` 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 `Vantagepoint`. Each time that a login is successful, the counter clears and restarts at zero. After `Vantagepoint` locks out a user, their 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 after 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 `Vantagepoint`, 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 `Vantagepoint` 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.