Password policies

Password policies allow you to set the following requirements for user passwords:

  • minimal length,

  • which symbols are required to use in passwords,

  • number of unique consecutive passwords allowed,

as well as set the passwords lifetime and the requirement to change the password at the first login.

All passwords in the system are encrypted with the bcrypt password-hashing function. It has a has a maximum password length of 72 bytes.

You can configure password policies in the Password policies section of the system settings.

The tab is available only for users with the manage system configuration permissions.

If the system has configured password policies, the requirements are displayed in the user registration window.