Viewing and changing security settings
The Security tab of the Configuration page enables you to view and change settings that determine how CIS Administration handles user authentication.
- Select Settings > Configuration.
The Configuration page appears.
- Select Security.
The Security tab of the Configuration page appears.
- Fill in the fields as needed, and click Save.
Security tab of the Configuration page - Fields.
Field
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Description
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Inactivity timeout (minutes)
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Number of minutes a CIS Administration session can be inactive before it times out and CIS Administration logs a user off.
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Authentication expiration (hours)
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Number of hours after which a user authentication is no longer valid and the user must log on again.
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Password expiration (days)
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Number of days before a user password expires and the user must change the password when logging on.
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Minimum password length
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Minimum number of characters a user password must contain.
Note: Allowed characters in passwords are upper and lowercase letters, digits, underscore (_), pound sign (#), and dollar sign ($).
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Failed logon limit
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Number of failed logon attempts a user can make before CIS Administration deactivates a user.
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Audit verbosity level
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- Any—Save all logon errors.
- Failures only—Save errors only when a logon fails.
- Inactive failures only—Save errors when the inactive period exceeds the value in the Security tab of the Configuration page.
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