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To set password policies such as automatic expiry, length, character requirements etc, select Administration > Configuration.

Go to the Password policy section of the screen.

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  • Manage user passwords
    • Set up LDAP user authentication
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    Password authentication in Phocas

    • Phocas authentication

    • - This is the default, with users and passwords stored in the Phocas system. If your site uses Phocas authentication you can set a site-wide password policy.

    • LDAP/Active Directory

    Administrators with permission can set password policies, such as automatic expiry, length, character requirements and so on.

    Click the Phocas menu button > Administration > Configuration and scroll down to the Password

    policy optionsAutomatic expiry (the

    Policy section.

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    Set your required password policy:

    • Automatic Expiry - The number of days for which a user’s password will remain valid before it expires, forcing the use to reset their password when they next attempt to log on

    )Failed login attempts. If

    • . An administrator can also reset passwords.

  • Minimum length of a password.

    • Failed Login Attempts - If this is left blank or set to 0, there will be no limit of the number of times a user can attempt to login. See how to unlock a user's account. Note. LDAP accounts are not subject to lockout.

    • Minimum Length - The minimum length of a password.

    • Minimum Number of… - The minimum number of upper case letters

     
  • Minimum number of numeric characters.
  • Minimum number of special characters.
    • Whether users are prevented

    • , numeric characters and/or special characters that users must have in their passwords.

    • Disable ‘Remember Me’ on sign in page - Select this checkbox to remove the Remember Me option from the sign in page.

    • Prevent users from changing password - Select this checkbox to prevent users from changing their own password.

  • Whether 'Remember me' is disabled on the sign-in screen.

    • More about user passwords

    Other tools and settings are available to help

    administrators

    you manage user passwords

    . These are covered on

    ; see the Manage user passwords page.

    Related pages