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Number of hours after which a user authentication is no longer valid and the user must log on again.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

Failed logon limit

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

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.