Authentication

Overview

The Authentication section contains settings related to profile security, such as automatic logouts and account passwords.

User Session

• Session Duration: Determines how long, in minutes, a user can remain idle in Validatar before they are automatically logged out.

Account Security & Recovery

• Login Attempts Before Lockout: The number of incorrect password attempts allowed before locking a user account.
• Account Lockout Duration: How long, in minutes, an account is locked after the maximum number of failed login attempts is reached.
• Password Reset Window: The length of time, in days, a user has to click the Password Reset email link before it expires.

Password Complexity

• Minimum Password Length: The minimum character length of all passwords.
• Required Character Groups: The minimum number of character groups that are required for an acceptable password. Character groups are necessary to enforce password complexity.
  • Set to 1, then only upper-case characters are required.
  • Set to 2, then upper-case and lower-case characters are required.
  • Set to 3, then upper-case characters, lower-case characters, and digits are required.
  • Set to 4, then upper-case characters, lower-case characters, digits, and punctuation characters are required.