This guide & video aims to show the password policy on the admin side of the People application defining password reset dates and strength.
Password Policy
Navigate to Admin > People > Password policy
This area will allow you to configure certain settings for users' passwords.
Default password policy options
- Minimum password length: Set minimum password length to at least a value of 8
- Require strong password: Enable the option to require a strong password (i.e. at least one upper case letter, a numeric and a special character)
- Maximum password age: Set the number of days that a password must be used before the user can change it
Accounts lockout
- The number of attempts allowed: Set number of attempts allowed until the account is locked out
- The length (minutes) users are locked out: Set the period of time (in minutes) are locked out before users can try login again
Please note: If using Active Directory or SSO, the Password policy area is not needed.
