Password

You can select the following settings for passwords in Neptune DXP - Open Edition:

  • Minimum Password Length

  • Minimum Number of Uppercase Characters

  • Minimum Number of Special Characters

  • Minimum Number of Numbers

  • Password Validity Period

    If you set the password validity period to 0, the password does not expire.

  • Number of Tries before Autolock

    If you set the number of tries before autolock to 0, no autolock is applied. A user can enter an incorrect password an unlimited number of times without login autolocking.

  • Size of Password History

  • Message when user tries to access a locked account

    The following messages can be selected:

    • Neutral - "Wrong username/password combination"

    • Specific - "Locked account"

  • Send a notification email to the user when their account is locked due to too many login attempts

    The checkbox is selected by default.

Password setting interplay

If the number of login attempts exceeds the number set in Number of Tries before Autolock, the message set in Message when user tries to access a locked account is displayed to the user. If you select Send a notification email to the user when their account is locked due to too many login attempts, a notification email is sent to the email address of the user that is set in the User tool.

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