Polycom 1500/1800/2000/4000 manual Managing the User Login Process, Implementing Strong Passwords

Ultra Secure Mode

Managing the User Login Process

Implementing Strong Passwords

Strong Passwords can be implemented for logging into the Collaboration Server management applications. They can be implemented when the system is in standard security mode or when in Ultra Secure Mode.

The FORCE_STRONG_PASSWORD_POLICY System Flag, which enables or disables all password related flags cannot be set to NO and all Strong Passwords rules are automatically enabled and cannot be disabled when the ULTRA_SECURE_MODE System Flag is set to YES.

If an administrator modifies any of the Strong Passwords flag settings, all users are forced to perform the password change procedure, ensuring that all user passwords conform to the modified Strong Passwords settings.

Administrators can change passwords for users and other administrators. When changing passwords for him/herself, other administrators or other users, the administrator is required to enter his/her own administrator’s password.

Strong Passwords rules are enforced according to the settings of the various Strong Passwords flags as described in System Flags affected by Ultra Secure Mode. Default settings of these flag change according to the system security mode.

Password Character Composition

●When the FORCE_STRONG_PASSWORD_POLICY System Flag is set to YES:

A Strong Password must contain at least one of all of the following character types:

Upper case letters

Lower case letters

Numbers

Special characters: @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ - = + } { : " \ ] [ ; / ? > < , . (space) ~

●When the FORCE_STRONG_PASSWORD_POLICY and ULTRA_SECURE_MODE System Flags are set to YES:

A Strong Password must contain at least two of all of the following character types:

Upper case letters

Lower case letters

Numbers

Special characters: @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ - = + } { : " \ ] [ ; / ? > < , . (space) ~

●Passwords cannot contain the User ID (User Name) in any form. Example: A user with a User ID, ben, is not permitted to use “123BeN321” as a password because BeN is similar to the User ID.

●Passwords cannot contain more than four digits in succession.

When the strong password option is enabled and the password does not meet the Strong Password requirements the error Password characteristics do not comply with Enhance Security requirements is displayed.

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