Security Tab
Use the Security tab (of the Preferences window) to:
- Change password
- Manage password reset and recovery (on-premises only)
- Manage secret questions.
Notes:
- You cannot recover/reset your password if you do not set up password recovery secret questions and corresponding answers.
- For better security, change your password at regular intervals. Your Company Administrator may require you to change it at set times.
- When you change your password, you will automatically be logged out. Log in again with your new password.
You can change your password in two ways:
- Using the Security tab of the Preferences window (for first-time users).
- Using the Change Password option (for returning users). See Change Password for more information.
To change your password using the Security tab of the Preferences window follow these steps:
- Go to the Security tab in the Preferences window.
- Enter your current password and new password in the Current Password and Password fields. To view the password policy, click the Password Help tooltip above the New Password field.
- Confirm your new password by entering the new password in the Confirm Password field.
- Under Password Recovery Secret Questions section of the Security tab, select a question and enter the answer. You can designate up to three secret questions.
- Click Apply and click OK to close the Preferences window.
To change your password using the Security tab of the Change Password option follow these steps:
- In the upper-right corner of your window, click your User Name to open a contextual menu.
- Click Change Password to open the Change Password window.
- Enter your current password and new password in the Current Password and Password fields. To view the password policy set by the administrator, click the View Password Policy link.
- Confirm your new password by entering the new password in the Confirm Password field.
- Click Save to complete changing your password.
You can recover your password from the Sign In Page.
To recover your password:
- Go to the Sign In page.
- Click Forgot Password? link to open the Reset Password window.
- Enter your user name and email in the User Name and Email fields.
- Click Submit to show the Secret Question.
Note: If you did not set up the Password Recovery Secret Questions, or if your account is Inactive or On-Hold, you will receive an error message instructing you to contact Oracle Customer Support.
- Enter the answer to your secret question field and click Submit. A system-generated email containing a temporary password will be sent to you automatically.
- Click OK in the Alert window.
- Go to your email inbox and open the system-generated email titled "Unifier Password Reset Notification" and follow the instructions.
Password/Login Policy
- Minimum overall characters: Minimum number of characters that a password must contain; default is one (1).
- Maximum overall characters: Maximum number of characters that a password must contain.
- Minimum numeric characters: Password must contain a minimum amount of numbers.
- Minimum alphabetic characters: Password must contain a minimum amount of letters.
- Minimum special characters: Special characters are [{~!@#$%&*()-_=+;:"',<.>/?}].
- Password cannot be same as Username: Users cannot use their user name as a password.
- Password cannot be the same as the user's First or Last Name: Users cannot use their first or last name as a password.
- Password cannot be same as last password(s): A newly changed password must be different from the previously used passwords.
Last Published Thursday, January 4, 2024