3.4.8 Creating Strong Password Policies
Instance administrators can create strong password policies for an Oracle APEX instance.
- About Strong Password Policies
Manage password policy for APEX users (workspace administrators, developers, and end users) in all workspaces. - Configuring Password Policies
Manage password policy for APEX users (workspace administrators, developers, and end users) in all workspaces.
Parent topic: Configuring Security
3.4.8.1 About Strong Password Policies
Manage password policy for APEX users (workspace administrators, developers, and end users) in all workspaces.
Password policies can:
- Apply to all users (including, Workspace administrators, developers, and end users) in an APEX instance.
- Include restrictions on characters, password length, specific words, and differences in consecutive passwords.
- Apply to users signing in to APEX Administration Services.
The APEX instance administrator can select the password policy for service administrators. Options include:
- Use policy specified in Workspace Password Policy - Applies the password rules specified the in Workspace Password Policy.
- Use default strong password policy - Adds another layer of security to prevent hackers from determining an administrator's password. This password policy requires that service administrator passwords meet these restrictions:
- Consist of at least six characters.
- Contain at least one lowercase alphabetic character, one uppercase alphabetic character, one numeric digit, and one punctuation character.
- Cannot include the username.
- Cannot include the word Internal.
- Cannot contain any words shown in the Must Not Contain Workspace Name field in this section.
Password policies add another layer of security to prevent hackers from determining an administrator's password.
Parent topic: Creating Strong Password Policies
3.4.8.2 Configuring Password Policies
Manage password policy for APEX users (workspace administrators, developers, and end users) in all workspaces.
To configure password policies:
Parent topic: Creating Strong Password Policies