Honeywell K14392V1 manual Passwords, Using text securely in Multi password boxes, Password Tip

Security for a Multi-Media System

Passwords

•System password. A global password for all of the units in your organization. The system password is not used by users; it counters access of units by unauthorized users, such as those part of another Multi-Media system. Please make a record of the System password in case Multi technical support is needed for a Multi-Media unit. Honeywell recommends that your Multi SA use a system password (see System Password, on p. 166).

•Administrator account password. Users of the Administrator account can use every function in Admin and View. They can access every Rapid Eye site in your system. To control this account, add a password to it, as explained in Administrator Password, on p. 176. The password to the Administrator account also protects Multi-Media units from unauthorized clearing of storage; see Preventing Users from Clearing Storage, p. 130. This password, and of any others based on the Administrator account, should be kept secure and changed regularly.

•User account password. A user’s password can be unique or the same as another user’s, as required by your security policy.

Passwords can be:

•Of variable length. composed of up to 50 alphanumeric characters. Double-quotes (“) cannot be used.

•Repeated. Your Multi System Administrator (Multi SA) has the option of assigning the same password or differing passwords to users.

•Deleted (i.e., emptied). This is equivalent to not assigning a password. There is no “reset” function. Your Multi SA does not need to know a user account password to set it; a Multi SA should only remember/log the user account password to the “Administrator” account.

•Set only by a Multi SA. A View operator cannot set a user account password; only the Multi SA can.

Using text securely in Multi password boxes

•To prevent onlookers from obtaining a password, asterisks appear as you type in these boxes.

•To prevent use of the Windows Clipboard to obtain passwords, Multi software prevents the copying or cutting of passwords from password boxes.

•To help guarantee against typing error when a password is entered, you type the password again, in the next box.

•To further guarantee against typing error when setting passwords, you can paste text from another file, into a password box.

Password Tip

•Some passwords hamper dictionary-style attacks. Insert numbers in common words. For example, a password such as typography is made more secure as typog2691raphy. Such passwords are easier to remember than randomly generated passwords; though both types do hamper this style of attack.

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