Set up your password policy

This is an administrative function only. Only users with certain permissions can perform these tasks.

This area Admin > Accounts and Security section > Password Policy can be used to set the password policy for your system. It affects any user using the standard Cascade Authentication.

Field Detail
Minimum Password Length Use this to set the minimum length of the password a user has to enter.
Must Include Special Characters (eg. # * ! @) Tick this box to make sure the user enters a special character in their password.
Must Include Uppercase Letters Tick this box to make sure the password contains at least one uppercase letter.
Must Include Lowercase Letters Tick this box to make sure the password contains at least one lowercase letter.
Must Include Numbers Tick this box to make sure the password contains at least one number (0 - 9).
Keep Password History For Select the number of historical passwords the user will not be able to use.
Password Blacklist This holds a list of blacklisted words. These cannot be used in any password. The # is a wildcard and means characters either side of the word. So if #password# is blacklisted, this will not be allowed either, mytestpassword123. All words must be on a separate line.
Expire Users Password After Reset (Days) Sets the number of days users will be forced to change their password. If left blank users will not be forced to change their password.
Force Password Reset on First Login When ticked, any new users will be forced to change their password when first logging in.