Password Policy
About the Password Policy
To access APM, a user must have a valid user ID and password.
When you create or change a password, consider the following requirements:
- Do not include spaces.
- Do not use the first name, last name, or user ID of the user.
Baseline Password Policy
The following table describes the recommended baseline settings for a password, which an administrative user can modify.
| Parameters | Baseline Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum password length | 5 |
| Require upper and lower case letters | False |
| Require numeric values | False |
| Require symbols (%,*, etc.) | False |
| Maximum number of sequential characters (ex: abc, 123) | 2 |
| Maximum number of characters that can be reused from a previous password | 3 Example: If your previous password was June1, your new password cannot be June2 because you cannot reuse the four characters June. |
| Minimum number of days a password change will be kept on file | 365 |
| Number of failed login attempts before an account is locked | 1000 |
| Maximum number of days before a password must be changed | 0 |
| Amount of time in minutes a user will be locked out due to invalid login attempts | 20 |
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