Password Settings

You can use the Management Console to set up password parameters. Parameters you can change include:

• The minimum number of characters required
• Character inclusions
• Character repetition patterns
• Expiration periods
• Number of times an attempted connection fails before the system blocks further attempts by the same user

Setting password format rules

To set password format rules:

1. In the toolbar, click the Settings button.
2. In the contents list, select the server for which you want to set format rules.
3. In the display pane, click the Password tab.
4. In the area of the display pane labelled Format Rules, fill in the blanks, including the following:
   • A minimum number of characters, letters or numbers.
   • The number of times a character can be repeated, if at all.
   • Check all the character-inclusion options to be applied.
5. Click the now-active Save Changes button at the bottom of the display pane.

Setting password expiration rules

To set password expiration rules:

1. In the toolbar, click the Settings button.
2. In the contents list, select the server for which you want to set expiration rules.
3. In the display pane, click the Password tab.
4. In the area of the display pane labelled Expiration Rules, fill in the blanks, including:
   • The time period (in days) before passwords automatically expire.
   • The number of times a user can “recycle” the same password.
   • The number of days after which a user can "recycle" the same password.
2. Click the now-active Save Changes button at the bottom of the display pane.

Setting login rules

You can record a number in the Scalix server that represents the maximum number of failed login tries (by a mail client user) that trigger a system rejection of that user. (The client user will be warned that they must wait a set period of time before trying again.)

1. In the toolbar, click the Settings button.
2. In the contents list, select the server for which you want to set login rules.
3. In the display pane, click the Password tab.
4. In the area of the display pane labelled Login Rules, click in the Maximum number of login tries text field.
5. Type the number that represents the limit.
6. Click the now-active Save Changes button at the bottom of the display pane.

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