What is a Password policy?
What is a password Policy?
To ensure the full security of your team’s data and accounts, a password policy is enforced to dictate specific rules related to the minimum requirements for your team when setting their customized palm.HR password.
The criteria for the password policy is below:
- Minimum number of Characters
- Minimum number of Upper Case Letters
- Minimum number of Lower Case Letters
- Number Requirements: indicate the minimum number of numbers which must be used in a user’s password
- Symbol Requirements: indicate the minimum number of symbols which must be used in a user’s password
- Password lifetime: indicate the period of time for which a password is valid
- Forgot password lifetime: when a user has forgotten their password, you can set the period of time that a password reset link is valid for once requested
The default password policy is shown in the screenshot below:
How can I edit the password policy?
To edit the policies, first ensure that you have been granted Security Admin permissions. Then go to the Settings and follow the below steps:
- In the Settings click on the “Security” tab.
- Click on the pencil icon corresponding to the permission group you would like to change the password policy for
- In the window that opens, edit the rules to fit your needs and save your new settings.
Updated on: 10/10/2024
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