---
title: "Authentication"
slug: "authentication"
description: "Ensure secure access to your data with robust authentication protocols suited to your needs."
updated: 2024-03-20T18:08:07Z
published: 2024-03-20T18:08:07Z
canonical: "docs.validatar.com/authentication"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Authentication

## Overview

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

### User Session![](https://cdn.document360.io/a80bc2a3-87d3-4dc2-9244-a16f33ed193c/Images/Documentation/image-1629396831543.png)

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

### Account Security & Recovery![](https://cdn.document360.io/a80bc2a3-87d3-4dc2-9244-a16f33ed193c/Images/Documentation/image-1629396922456.png)

- **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![](https://cdn.document360.io/a80bc2a3-87d3-4dc2-9244-a16f33ed193c/Images/Documentation/image-1629396948243.png)

- **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.