Security is important for every AE system and user passwords are part of this complex area.
The longer and more complex they are structured, the less likely they will be decoded. The criteria to be adhered to when specifying a passwordA secret combination of characters for a Automation Engine user. are defined in the variable UC_CLIENT_SETTINGS.
Criteria |
Setting |
---|---|
Maximum length |
PWD_LENGTH_MAX |
Minimum length |
PWD_LENGTH_MIN |
Numbers |
PWD_CONTAINS_NUMBER |
Lower case letters |
PWD_CONTAINS_LOWER_CASE |
Upper case letters |
PWD_CONTAINS_UPPER_CASE |
Special characters |
PWD_CONTAINS_SPECIAL_CHARACTER |
PWD_FORBID_LOGIN |
|
Password history |
PWD_GENERATION |
Interval in which passwords must be changed |
PWD_AGE_MAX |
Number of login attempts |
PWD_ATTEMPTS_MAX |
Default password for new users defined without a password | PWD_DEFAULT |
Special characters are characters other than A-Z, a-z and 0-9.
Special characters do not count as upper-case letters. For example, "Äa8eq9v1z3" is not a valid password entry for a password that must contain upper-case characters.
Password criteria apply to AE users but not to logins via the LDAP connection.
See also:
UC_CLIENT_SETTINGS
Encoding Passwords
Password Exit