Review the Password Policy

Administrators can set a minimum password requirement, either a Low or High level password strength. If users' passwords do not meet the minimum requirement, they will be prompted to change their password.


Password requirements

A Low level password must be at least eight (8) characters and contain any two (2) of the following:
  • One letter
  • One number
  • One symbol
 
A High level password must be at least eight (8) characters and contain all of the following:
  • One lowercase letter
  • One uppercase letter
  • One number
  • One symbol
Note: Symbols may be spaces, punctuation, or characters such as #@*!-% (non-alphabetic characters on your keyboard).
The table below provides examples of easy-to-remember passwords that meet the minimum requirements.
Example Type Sample "Low" passwords Sample "High" passwords
A short sentence (with punctuation) or phrase

Iamhappy!

mom is 92

number 9

mark4ever

I am 48.

Mom is 92!

Number 9

Mark4ever!

Dog's name and year

Rover2012

Rover 2012

Dog's name and year without spaces

Rover1984

Rover-1984

The minimum password requirement is set to Low by default. If the password strength is set to Low for all users, certain permissions granted to a user through a security role may raise the minimum password requirement for that user. Permissions that require a High level of password strength are noted with a "Requires high password" message in red following the permission description on the Security Roles window.