Changing User Passwords in Oracle Database Security Central

Learn how to manage password changes.

Password Requirements

There are several password requirements that you must meet for Oracle Database Security Central.

You should have a policy in place for changing passwords for Oracle Database Security Central user accounts. For example, you may require that users change their passwords on a regular basis, such as every 120 days, and that they create passwords that are not easily guessed.

Requirements for Passwords Containing Unicode Characters

If your password contains unicode characters (such as non-English characters with accent marks), then the password requirement is that it:

Be between 8 and 30 characters long.

Requirements for English-Only (ASCII) Passwords

If you are using English-only ASCII printable characters, then Oracle DBSecCentral requires that passwords:

Be between 8 and 30 characters long.
Contain at least one of each of the following:
- Lowercase letters: a-z.
- Uppercase letters: A-Z.
- Digits: 0- 9.
- Punctuation marks: comma (,), period (.), plus sign (+), colon(:), exclamation mark (!), and underscore (_)
Not contain double quotes (“), back space, or control characters.

In addition, Oracle recommends that passwords:

Not be the same as the user name.
Not be an Oracle reserved word.
Not be an obvious password (such as welcome, account, database, and user).
Not contain any repeating characters.

Changing the Audit Vault Server Administrator Password

Learn how to change the password of an administrator.

Administrators can change their own password. A super administrator can also change the password of other administrators. If a super administrator changes the password of another administrator, then the password automatically expires immediately after it is changed.

Changing Your Own Password

Learn how to change your own password as an administrator.

Log in to the Audit Vault Server as an administrator.
In the upper right corner, to the right of your login name, select the menu icon.
Select Change Password from this menu.
In the Change Password window, enter the following fields:
- Current Password
- New Password
- Re-enter New Password
Select Save.

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Password Requirements

Changing the Password of Another Administrator

Learn how to change the password of another administrator as a super administrator.

A super administrator can change the passwords of other administrators. However, the password automatically expires immediately after it is changed by the super administrator. The administrator must follow the instructions in the topic Changing the Expired Password of an Administrator.

Log in to the Audit Vault Server as super administrator.
Select Settings and then if necessary, select Security in the left navigational menu.
Under Manage Admins, select the name of the administrator whose password you want to change.
In the Modify Admin window, select Change Password.
In the Change Password window, enter the following fields:
- New Password
- Re-enter New Password
Select Save.

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Password Requirements

Changing the Expired Password of an Administrator

Your password might be expired if a super administrator changes your password, or if it passes the password expiry date.

You need to follow these steps to change the expired password of an administrator:

Log in to AVCLI with your user name.
AVCLI prompts to enter the password. Enter the expired password.

The following message is displayed:

The password has expired. Enter the new password:
Enter the new password of your choice. Follow the password requirements.

The following message is displayed:

Re-enter password:
Re-enter the new password.
If the following message is displayed, then you have successfully logged in to AVCLI with the new password, and your account is active again:
```
Connected to:
        Oracle Audit Vault Server - Version : 26.x.0.0.0
```

Note: If your attempt to log in fails for 3 times or more, then your account gets locked. You need to unlock your account and retry the above mentioned steps.

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