RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX) 1500/1800/2000/4000 Administrator’s Guide
Polycom®, Inc. 818
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 an error, Password characteristics do not comply with Enhance Security requirements,
is displayed.
Password Length
The length of passwords is determined by the value of the MIN_PASSWORD_LENGTH System Flag.
●Possible flag values are between 0 and 20.
●A System Flag value of 0 means this rule is not enforced, however this rule cannot be disabled when
the Collaboration Server is in Ultra Secure Mode.
●In Ultra Secure Mode, passwords must be at least 15 characters in length (default) and can be up
to 20 characters in length.
●If the MIN_PASSWORD_LENGTH flag is enabled and the password does not meet the required
length an error, Password is too short, is displayed.
If the minimum password length is increased, valid pre-existing passwords remain valid until users are
forced to change their passwords.