You can change the strength requirements for user passwords by increasing or decreasing the password complexity.
When you change the strength requirement for passwords, the changes do not affect immediately for users logging on to the application. When a user is created or updated, the password strength is enforced.
Procedure
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To the CommServe computer, add the passwordComplexityLevel additional setting as shown in the following table.
For instructions about adding an additional setting from the CommCell Console, see Adding an Additional Setting from the CommCell Console
Property
Value
Name
Category
CommServDB.GxGlobalParam
Type
Integer
Value
Select one of the following values:
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1 - There are no requirements for passwords.
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2 - Passwords must have a minimum of eight characters, one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number, and one special character.
For example, Wer1f*gd
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3 - Passwords must have a minimum of twelve characters. It must be a combination of at least two uppercase letters, two lowercase letters, two numbers, two special characters .
For example, We1*G!9dA9b@
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