Overview of Managing Passwords

There are a number of password management tasks you may have to perform either when you're setting up your application or on an on-going basis. Here are some examples.

Task	Where to Get More Details
Define the password policy for a user category if you don't want to implement the default policy.	See the topics Password Policy and Configure a Custom Password Policy in this chapter. For general information about user categories, see the Set Up Applications Security chapter in this guide.
Configure the email notifications sent to users when password-related events occur, such as when a user's password expires.	For information about configuring email notifications, see the Set Up Applications Security chapter in this guide.
Reset passwords for users.	See the topic Reset Passwords for Other Users in this chapter.
Enable users who are locked out of the application to sign in again.	See the topic View Locked Users and Unlock Users in this chapter.
Review password changes for your users.	To review password changes for your users in a specified period, run the User Password Changes Audit Report which is described in the User and Role Reports chapter in this guide.

Note: All users can request new passwords for themselves by selecting the Forgot Password link on the application Sign In page, or by selecting the Password option on the Preferences page. To navigate to the Preferences page, click your user image or name in the global header to open the Settings and Actions menu, then select the Set Preferences option.