3.4.7.4 Configuring Security Settings for Workspace Administrator and Developer Accounts

Manage security settings for workspace administrator and workspace developer accounts.

To configure security controls for workspace administrator and workspace developer accounts:

1. Sign in to Oracle Application Express Administration Services.
2. Click Manage Instance.
3. Under Instance Settings, click Security.
4. Under Development Environment Settings,, configure the following attributes:
   1. Username Validation Expression - Enter a regular expression to validate the usernames of developers and administrators. Enter * to bypass the validation. The following example validates that the username is an email address:

      ^[[:alnum:]._%-]+@[[:alnum:].-]+\.[[:alpha:]]{2,4}$

   2. Require User Account Expiration and Locking - Applies to end user accounts created using the Oracle Application Express account management interface. Select Yes to enable Application Express user account expiration and locking features across all workspaces. This selection prevents the same feature from being disabled at the workspace-level. Select No to relinquish control to each Workspace administrator. 
   3. Maximum Login Failures Allowed - Enter an integer for the maximum number of consecutive unsuccessful authentication attempts allowed before a developer or administrator account is locked. If you do not specify a value in this field, the default value is 4.

      This setting applies to administrator and developer accounts. It does not apply to end user accounts. The value you enter is used as the default for the workspace-level Maximum Login Failures Allowed preference if the Workspace administrator does not specify a value. That preference is used for end-user accounts within the respective workspace.

   4. Account Password Lifetime (days) - Enter a number for the maximum number of days a developer or administrator account password may be used before the account expires. If you do not specify a value in this field, a default value is 45 days.

      This setting applies to accounts used to access the Application Express administration and development environment only. It does not apply to end user accounts. The value you enter is used as the default workspace-level End User Account Lifetime preference which workspace administrators can change. The workspace-level preference applies to the accounts within that workspace.

5. Click Apply Changes.