11: User Authentication
SLB™ Branch Office Manager User Guide 138
Local User Passwords
Complex
Passwords
Select to enable the SLB branch office manager to enforce
rules concerning the password structure (e.g., alphanumeric
requirements, number of characters, punctuation marks).
Disabled by default.
Complexity rules:
Passwords must be at least eight characters long.
They must contain one upper case letter (A-Z), one lower case
letter (a-z), one digit ( 0-9), and one punctuation character
(()`~!@#$%%^&*-+=\{}[]:;"'<>,.?/_).
Allow Reuse
Select to enable users to continue to reuse old passwords. If
you disable the check box, they cannot use any of the Reuse
History number of passwords. Enabled by default.
Reuse History
The number of passwords the user must use before reusing an
old password. The default is 4.
For example, if you set reuse history to 4, the user may reuse
an old password after using 4 other passwords.
Password
Lifetime (days)
The number of days until the password expires. The default
setting is 90.
Warning Period
(days)
The number of days ahead that the system warns that the
user's password will expire. The default setting is 7.
Max Login
Attempts
The number of times (up to 8) the user can attempt to log in
unsuccessfully before the system locks the user out. The
default setting is
0
(disabled).
Lockout Period
(minutes)
The number of minutes (up to 90) the locked-out user must
wait before trying to log in to the web interface again. The
default setting is 0 (disabled).
3. Click the Apply button.
To add, edit, or delete a user:
You can delete a user listed in the table on this page or open the page for adding or
editing a user.
You have the following options:
To add a user, click the Add/Edit User button. The Local/Remote User Settings
page displays. (See Local/Remote User Settings below)
To edit a user, select the user in the table and click the Add/Edit User button.
The Local/Remote User Settings page displays.
To delete a user, select the user in the table, click the Delete button, and then
click the Apply button.
Local/Remote User Settings
On this page, you can add, edit, or delete a local or remote user.
To add a user:
1. On the Local/Remote Users page (described above), click the Add/Edit User
button. The Local/Remote User Settings page displays.