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Setting CSR Account Lockout Status


This use case describes the trigger points that cause Oracle Self-Service E-Billing to lock a CSR user account, preventing the user from logging in.

Table 59 lists and describes the Setting CSR Account Lockout Status use case functions.

Table 59. Setting CSR Account Lockout Status
Functions
Description

Name

Setting CSR Account Lockout Status

Feature Area

Login and Authentication

User

CSR administrator

Trigger

The following conditions can trigger an account lockout:

  • On the Login page a user tries logging in more than five (configurable) times.
  • During the Forgot Password and Reset Password use case, when a user tries more than five (configurable) times to enter his or her User Name, Account Number, or Service Number.
  • During the Forgot Password and Reset Password use case, when a user tries more than five (configurable) times to enter his or her security question or security answer.
  • The user or CSR has not clicked on the HTTPS link within four hours of being sent.

Prerequisites

The CSR user is currently enrolled in Oracle Self-Service E-Billing.

Configuration Points

  • Number of incorrect entries on the Login page.
  • Number of incorrect entries on the Forgot Password use case - Password.
  • Number of incorrect entries on the Forgot Password use case - Security Question.
  • Number of hours before the account locks during the HTTPS validation request.

Functions

The value set in the database is unique for each trigger point.

Main Path for Setting the Account Lockout Status

The main path for a CSR to set the account lockout status for a user is as follows:

  1. One of the following activities occurs, triggering an account lockout:
    • On the Login page a user tries logging in more than five (configurable) times.
    • During the Forgot Password and Reset Password use case, when a user tries more than five (configurable) times to enter his or her User Name, Account Number, or Service Number.
    • During the Forgot Password and Reset Password use case, when a user tries more than five (configurable) times to enter his or her security question or security answer.
    • The user or CSR has not clicked on the HTTPS link within four hours of being sent.

      Oracle Self-Service E-Billing sets the Status flag in the database indicating this account has been locked.

  2. A user attempts to log in.

    Oracle Self-Service E-Billing displays the Login page with the following error message: Please contact your customer self service representative at xxx-xxx-xxxx to get your account reactivated.

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