Configure a Custom Password Policy

Single Sign-On (SSO) configuration enforces users to use complex passwords. But, some users might want to use simpler passwords that don't enforce the use of minimum number of digits or characters. Using Security Console, you can create a custom password policy for such users.

Since password policies are linked with user categories, you can define a custom password policy for a specific user category. The policy automatically applies all users in that user category. However, there are a few conditions for creating a custom password policy. Users who use an SSO password can’t use a custom password because their organization sets the SSO password policy. You can’t create a custom password policy using the default Simple, Complex, and Very Complex password complexity options. You must use the Custom option and set values based on your security requirements.

1. On the Security Console, click User Categories.
2. Select a user category for which you want to create a custom password policy.
3. Click Password Policy > Edit.
4. Select Custom in the Password Complexity drop-down list.
5. Enter the values for all the password parameters as required.
6. Click Save and Close.

If you add existing users to the selected user category, then the custom password policy is enforced when they reset their password. If you want to create more custom passwords, then you must create user categories for each custom password.