User guide

System Administrator’s Guide – Release 7.5
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Revised: April 9, 2013
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To change the password requirements:
1. Navigate to Business > Users > Password Requirements. The section
displays the current requirements for Passwords.
2. Click the modify link to change the settings. The default setting for Require
Strong Passwords is not required. 0.
a. If the Allworx Server Administrator leaves the Require Strong
Passwords box unchecked (default setting), the server enforces the
following requirements for user passwords:
• Can only contain letters (A-Z, a-z), digits (0-9), and special
characters (see above).
• Minimum length of 4 characters
• Maximum length of 128 characters
b. If the Allworx Server Administrator checks Require Strong Passwords
box, the server enables the Allworx Server Administrator to modify the
requirements for the passwords. Selectable requirements for passwords
include: .
• Require lower case character(s)
• Require upper case character(s)
• Require numeric character(s)
• Require special character(s)
If a user’s password does not already meet all the updated
requirements, the server requires them to change the password at
their next login.