Provides users with an in system overview of the Password and Login Management area of Assure. You can watch this video for an overview to learn about this topic or keep reading the article below.
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Password and Login Management
Within the System Settings of Assure it is possible to manage and customise both Password and Login settings across the system. Once logged into Assure, navigate to Settings > System Configuration > System Settings
On this page, scroll down to the Password and Login Management section. Below you can see an array of options available for selection within this section.
Password Management
Password Management allows a System Administrator to decide the parameters in which a user can create their password, as well as deciding the frequency at which a user should change their password. There are several options within this section
Use Password Management - This must be ticked in order for the below selections to be applied to the system. If this box is not ticked there will be no password management in place within the system
Include At Least One Lowercase Alphabetical Character (a-z) - The user must include at least one lowercase character within the password
Include At Least One Uppercase Alphabetical Character (A-Z) - The user must use at least one uppercase character within the password
Include At Least One Numeric Character (0-9) - The user must include at least one number between 0 and 9 within their password
Include At Least One Non-Alphanumeric Symbol (!@#$ etc.) - The user must include at least one special character within their password
Login Management
Login management allows an Administrator to include security measures against user accounts if they enter an incorrect password on too many occasions within a specified period of time. The system will also send out a warning to a specified email address informing them of this occurrence.
Use Login Management - Must be ticked in order to use the below Login Managagement options. If this box is left unchecked no login management will be applied
Lock user account after this many failed login attempts - Prevents a user from attempting to login to the system after failing to log in a specified number of times within the number of minutes specified below
During this number of minutes - An extension of the above option. Users who fail to input the correct password as many times as specified above within the number of minutes specified in this field will be locked temporarily from their account
Number of minutes to suspend account for - Allows the Administrator to decide how long tbefore the locked user can attempt to re-enter their password
Email address to notify when user account is locked - This will send an email to the specified address in the event that a user is locked out of the system. Upon reception of this email it is recommended that the user password be changed within the User Management area in order for them to log in initially, after which they should change their password to something more secure and in line with any Password Management settings in place
Once you have set up Password and/ or Login Management within the System Settings, select Save and Close to apply the changes