Security Settings workspace—Option descriptions

Option	Description	Default value	Acceptable range
Passwords section	-	-	-
Passwords expire every	When selected, passwords expire after the specified number of days. Otherwise, passwords do not expire.	30 days	1 day - 365 days
Enforce password history	When selected, you can specify the number of recently used passwords that cannot be reused. For example, if you specify 4 in the Enforce password history field, when changing a password, users cannot use any of their four previously used passwords.	4	4-12 passwords
Minimum password length	Minimum required length of a password for any user.	8 characters	6 - 20 characters
Number of password re-tries	Number of failed logon attempts that are allowed before a user's account is locked. A user with a locked account cannot log on for 30 minutes.	3 attempts	1 - 10 attempts
Password complexity	Low —The password must meet the length requirement. Medium, High, or Very High —The password must meet the length requirement and meet one (for Medium), two (for High), or all (for Very High) of the following requirements: At least one letter and one number. At least one non-alphanumeric character. At least one upper-case and one lower-case letter.	High	Not applicable.
Account lockout section	-	-	-
Lockout System account for	Amount of time the system user account is locked out of the Oracle Central Designer application after exceeding the allowed number of login attempts.	30	0 minutes - 23 hours, 59 minutes
Lockout user for	Amount of time a user account is locked out of the Oracle Central Designer application after exceeding the allowed number of login attempts.	30	0 minutes - 23 hours, 59 minutes
Manually reactivate user	When selected, the user is locked out of the Oracle Central Designer application after exceeding the allowed number of login attempts, and cannot log back in until an administrator reactivates the user account. Note: This option takes precedence over the Lockout user for field setting.	Not selected	Not applicable.
Session settings section	-	-	-
Inactivity timeout	Amount of time in which users can stop working before they are prompted to re-enter their passwords. Note: The Inactivity timeout value must be lower than the User must re-authenticate value.	20 minutes	15 minutes - 23 hours, 59 minutes
User must re-authenticate every	The amount of time that can pass before users are prompted to re-enter their passwords, even if they have not stopped working.	4 hours	1 hour - 6 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes
Study visibility section	-	-	-
Restrict study visibility to study team members	When selected, studies and libraries are hidden from the users who are not members of the study teams and library teams. Note: Studies and libraries are always visible to the users who create them.	Selected for new installations. Not selected if you upgraded from Oracle Central Designer release 2.0 or earlier.	Not applicable.