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104 DOMINION KX II USER GUIDE
− Minimum length of strong password. Passwords must be at least 8 characters long. The
default is 8, but it can be up to 63.
− Maximum length of strong password. The default is 16, but can be up to 64 characters
long.
− Enforce at least one lower case character. When checked, at least one lower case
character is required in the password.
− Enforce at least one upper case character. When checked, at least one upper case
character is required in the password.
− Enforce at least one numeric character. When checked, at least one numeric character
is required in the password.
− Enforce at least one printable special character. When checked, at least one special
character (printable) is required in the password.
− Number of restricted passwords based on history. This field represents the password
history depth; that is, the number of prior passwords that cannot be repeated. The range is
1-12; the default is 5.
User Blocking
The User Blocking options specify the criteria in which users are blocked from accessing the
system after the specified number of unsuccessful login attempts. The three options are mutually
exclusive:
• Disabled. The default option; users are not blocked regardless of the number of times they
fail authentication.
• Timer Lockout. Users are denied access to the system for the specified amount of time after
exceeding the specified number of unsuccessful login attempts. When selected, the following
fields are enabled:
− Attempts. The number of unsuccessful login attempts after which the user will be locked
out. The valid range is 1 – 10; the default is 3 attempts.
− Lockout Time. The amount of time for which the user will be locked out. The valid
range is 1 - 1440 minutes; the default is 5 minutes.
• Deactivate User-ID. When selected, this option specifies that the user will be locked out of
the system after the number of failed login attempts specified in the Failed Attempts field:
− Failed Attempts. The number of unsuccessful login attempts after which the user’s User-
ID will be deactivated. This field is enabled when the Deactivate User-ID option is
selected. The valid range is 1 - 10.
Figure 73: Security Settings (User Blocking)
When a user-ID is deactivated after the specified number of failed attempts, the administrator
must change the user password and activate the user account by checking the Active checkbox in
the
User page.