Angenieux 1270A450-005 Minimum Password Length, Enable Enhanced Security, Password Format Check

Element Manager Reference Datacryptor Ethernet User Manual

Extended files, including those that have been automatically upgraded, should not be used in previous versions of the Front Panel Viewer as that could make them unusable in this current version.

Minimum Password Length

The Front Panel Viewer will require that any new password entered is at least this length. It will also require existing passwords that are shorter than this to be changed before allowing the user to login to gain access to the unit management facilities.

Enable Enhanced Security

Select this box to enable the enhanced security policy enforcing features. If this check box is cleared the Front Panel Viewer will not enforce any of the rules.

Note, however, that the Front Panel Viewer will always keep a record of previous passwords if the user file is in the extended format.

Password Format Check

The basic requirements for passwords are that they must be between 8 to 28 case-sensitive alphanumeric characters. Although certain special characters (see below) are valid for use in passwords, they may cause problems with third party scripting tools. Note also that ampersands, question marks, periods, and commas are not allowed.

Selecting this box will enable password format checks, in addition to the basic password requirements. Those checks require the password to include:

•At least two upper case alpha characters (A-Z).

•At least two lower case alpha characters (a-z).

•At least two numeric characters (0-9).

•At least two special characters from this list:

!@ # $ % ^ * ( ) _ + = - [ ] { } \ ; : < >

Password Lifetime

Enter the required maximum lifetime of a password, in days. The Front Panel Viewer will require the user, when logging into a unit, to change the password if it has not been changed within this many days. A value of zero indicates that the password will not expire.

Maximum Login Attempts

The Front Panel Viewer can block a user from logging into a unit if incorrect passwords are entered. Set this field to the number of wrong attempts that are allowed before the user is blocked.

Once a user has entered the correct password the count of failed attempts is reset.

Login Block Time

As explained in the previous paragraph, the Front Panel Viewer can block a user from logging into a unit if incorrect passwords are entered. Set this field to the time, in seconds, that the user should be blocked for.

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