Polycom 1500/1800/2000/4000 Maximum Repeating Characters, Defining Password Change Frequency

Ultra Secure Mode

Maximum Repeating Characters

There are two separate flags that control the maximum number of repeated characters permitted in a password, one for the user password and one for the chairperson (conference) password.

●MAX_PASSWORD_REPEATED_CHAR allows the administrator to configure the maximum number of consecutive repeating characters to be allowed in a user password.

Range: 1 - 4

Default: 2

●MAX_CONF_PASSWORD_REPEATED_DIGITS allows the administrator to configure the maximum number of consecutive repeating digits to be allowed in a conference password.

Range: 1 - 4

Default: 2

Defining Password Change Frequency

The frequency with which a user can change a password is determined by the value of the

MIN_PWD_CHANGE_FREQUENCY_IN_DAYS System Flag. The value of the flag is the number of days that users must retain a password.

●Possible retention period is between 0 and 7 days. In Ultra Secure Mode the retention period is between 1 (default) and 7.

●If the System Flag is set to 0, users do not have to change their passwords. The System Flag cannot be set to 0 when the Collaboration Server is in Ultra Secure Mode.

●If a user attempts to change a password within the time period specified by this flag, the error

Password change is not allowed before defined min time has passed is displayed.

An administrator can assign a new password to a user at any time.

Forcing Password Change

When the system is in Ultra Secure Mode the user is forced to change his/her password as follows:

●After modifying the value of the ULTRA_SECURE_MODE System Flag to YES, all Collaboration Server users are forced to change their Login passwords.

●When an administrator creates a new user, the user is forced to change his/her password on first Login.

●If an administrator changes a users User ID name, that user is forced to change his/her password on his/her next Login.

●If a user logs in using his/her old or default password, the Login attempt will fail. The error User must change password is displayed.

●Changes made by the administrator to any of the Strong Password enforcement System Flags render users’ passwords invalid.

Example: A user is logged in with a fifteen character password. The administrator changes the value of the MIN_PASSWORD_LENGTH System Flag to 20.

The next time the user tries to log in, he/she is forced to change his/her password to meet the updated Strong Password requirements.

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