Click User management > Authentication in the navigation tree on the left. The Authentication password policy screen opens.
Default Password Policies
Eleveo default settings require that new passwords meet the following complexity requirements:
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Minimum Length – at least eight characters
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Digits – at least one digit (0–9)
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Lowercase Characters – at least one lowercase letter (a–z)
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Uppercase Characters – at least one uppercase letter (A–Z)
The following additional policies also apply:
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Expire Password After – password expires after 365 days; a change is required after this period
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Not Recently Used – password cannot match the previous password
All policies listed above are enabled by default.
Modifying Password Policies
The following policies can also be enabled or modified:
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Not Username – username cannot be used as a password
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Not Email – email address cannot be used as a password
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Maximum Length – password cannot exceed this length
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Special Characters – password must contain at least this number of special characters
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Hashing Iterations – number of hashing iterations
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Regular Expression – passwords must match this regular expression
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Password Blacklist – expressions that cannot be used as a password
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Hashing Algorithm – hashing algorithm used for the password
To enable an additional policy, toggle the switch on. Each policy has a default value that can be modified. To disable a policy, toggle the switch off.
Click Save to apply the changes.