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Security tab of the Configuration page—Fields

Field

Description

Inactivity timeout (minutes)

Number of minutes a CIS Administration session can be inactive before it times out and CIS Administration logs a user off.

Authentication expiration (hours)

Number of hours after which a user authentication is no longer valid and the user must log on again.

Password expiration (days)

Number of days before a user password expires and the user must change the password when logging on.

Minimum password length

Minimum number of characters a user password must contain.

Note: Allowed characters in passwords are upper and lowercase letters, digits, underscore (_), pound sign (#), and dollar sign ($).

Minimum password complexity

 

  • 0 - Minimum Length Only
  • 1 - Password includes a number, a special character OR mixed case
  • 2 - Password includes at least two of: a number, a special character, mixed case
  • 3 - Password includes a number, a special character AND mixed case (Default)

Failed logon limit

Number of failed logon attempts a user can make before CIS Administration deactivates a user.

User Lockout Timeout (minutes)

The amount of time a user is locked out of an account after issuing too many incorrect passwords (surpasses the Failed logon limit).

Audit verbosity level

  • Any—Save all logon errors.
  • Failures only—Save errors only when a logon fails.
  • Inactive failures only—Save errors when the inactive period exceeds the value in the Security tab of the Configuration page.
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