
Managing Users and Security 135
Configuring Password Settings
Configuring Password Settings
vFoglight automatically times out after 60 minutes of inactivity.
The following are the default restrictions that apply to passwords for administrators and
for other types of internal users. For more information about the types of users in
vFoglight, see “Managing Users” on page 107.
• An internal user’s password expires after ninety (90) days.
• An administrator’s password expires after forty-five (45) days. The one exception
is the password for the default user foglight, which does not expire.
• A user is locked out of the system after they enter an incorrect password for five
(5) consecutive login attempts.
• A user who fails five consecutive login attempts is locked out of the system for
fifteen (15) minutes.
• vFoglight reminds a user fifteen (15) days before their password expires.
• The password must:
• Be at least seven (7) characters long.
• Contain both alphabetic and numeric characters.
• The password cannot:
• Be the same as the user name.
• Be a dictionary word.
• Be just the repetition of a single character.
• Be longer than 255 characters.
Note The recommended length of a password is sixteen (16) characters or fewer.
• Be the same as any of the user’s last twelve (12) passwords.
Use the Configure Password Settings dashboard to view and edit these settings as
required. For instructions, see the following sections:
•“Accessing the Configure Password Settings Dashboard” on page 136
•“Editing Password Settings” on page 137
•“Changing Database Credentials” on page 138
You can configure many of these settings on the Configure Password Settings
dashboard. For instructions, see “Editing Password Settings” on page 137.
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