Inquiry on Password Rule Management

Creation date: 25/08/2022 14:56    Updated: 25/08/2022 14:56   #passwordrule
Question:

Questions on password rule management:

Field Name

GDEC Remarks

Honeywell Remarks/Clarification

Minimum Password Length

Minimum number of characters required 

Password Usage Maximum Month Number

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The password allowed to be used for how long before the user be prompted to change password.  If you put in 1 meaning 1 month. After 1 month, user will be asked to change password.

Error Entry Count Control

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Number of times allow for the user to key in wrong password in a row before the user will be locked out from the system.

If you put in 2 times and user key in 3rd time in a row wrong password, the system will not allow user to try anymore until administrator change the flag back from Inactive to Active. It is not by lock out screen on how many minutes.

Same Check X Times Before Password

System will not allow if the password was used recently, where X is the password

The number of times allow for the same password to be used. If set this to 2 times. It should allow the same password to be used twice during the change password prompting. If the 3rd time, it will ask you to use new password.

Idle Time Control

System will 'kick-out' users that have been idle for a certain period. Please help advise if this is in minutes, hours, or seconds

It is in minute

Not Login System Will Close Account Number

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It is in day. If the user did not login the system for the number of days, then the account will be closed. For example if you put in 10 days. If the user didn’t login for 10 days, the account will be closed.