Configuration of password rules
Define criteria for passwords that are accepted by the user server, e.g. minimum and maximum password length.
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Criterion |
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Minimum password length |
Determines the minimum number of characters a password may contain for it to be recognised as valid. |
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Maximum password length |
Determines the maximum number of characters a password may contain for it to be recognised as valid. |
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Minimum length user name |
Determines the minimum number of characters a user name may contain for it to be recognised as valid. |
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Maximum length username |
Determines the maximum number of characters a user name may contain for it to be recognised as valid. |
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Allow password reuse after ... days |
The user server only allows a user to set a password that they have already used once after the number of days specified here. |
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Allow password reuse after ... password changes |
The user server only allows a user to set a password that they have already used once after the number of password changes specified here. |
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Minimum difference |
Determines the minimum number of different characters the password must contain for it to be recognised as valid. |
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Maximum subsequent equal charakters |
Determines the maximum number of characters that may be repeated in the password for it to be recognised as valid. |
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Minimal differences to prior password... characters |
Determines the minimum number of characters by which the new password must differ for it to be recognised as valid. |
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Password must contain letters |
If a user changes their password, the new password must contain letters. Otherwise the password change will not be recognised. |
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Password must contain digits |
If a user changes their password, the new password must contain digits, otherwise the password change will not be recognised. |
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Password must contain special characters |
If a user changes their password, the new password must contain special characters. Otherwise the password change will not be recognised. |
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Password must contain upper and lower case letters |
Specifies that the password must contain upper and lower case letters in order to be recognised as valid. |
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Password must be different from the user name |
Specifies that the password must not be identical to the user name for it to be recognised as valid. |
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Store full name in runtime data |
If this option is activated, the full name of the user is saved in the files generated at runtime instead of the login name. The following files are affected:
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