Password Settings for User Account

You can define the password settings for users using Mediation Engine Connector settings.

To modify the password settings:

1. Login to Mediation Engine Connector as an admin.
2. Click Admin and select Settings.
   The Settings screen appears.
3. From the Settings menu, click Password Settings.
4. To enforce users to change their password regularly, set the time period by doing the following:
   1. Select Force users to change their password regularly.
   2. Enter the number of days in the Period in days to force password change for users with access to sensitive data field. The default setting is 90 days.
   3. Enter the number of days in the Period in days to force password change for users without access to sensitive data field. The default setting is 180 days.
   4. Click Save to save the changes or click Cancel.

   Note:

   The entries in these fields are applied when the user changes the password next time.
5. Enforce stringent password rules by doing the following:
   1. Select Enforce stringent password rules to increase the level of security required in user passwords.

      Note:

      A stringent password:

      • Should not begin with a digit
      • Must contain at least one uppercase letter
      • Must contain at least one lower case letter
      • Must contain at least one digit
      • Must contain a special character such as @, #, $, -, _
      • Must be different from the previous password

      By default, the account gets locked after three unsuccessful attempts for 15 minutes.

   2. Click Save.