Safeguard Administrator's Manual (G06.29+, H06.08+, J06.03+)

Controlling User Access
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ALTER SAFEGUARD Command
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Password minimum numeric characters required, indicates the minimum number of
numeric characters that must be included in a user password (PASSWORD-MIN-
NUMERIC-REQ) (only on systems running J06.11 or later J-series RVUs and
H06.22 or later H-series RVUs)
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Password error detail, indicates the detailed error message displayed when
password quality criteria is not met (PASSWORD-ERROR-DETAIL) (only on
systems running J06.14 or later J-series RVUs and H06.25 or later H-series
RVUs).
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Maximum number of consecutive failed logon attempts allowed before the
Safeguard software freezes the user ID or causes a timeout
(AUTHENTICATE-MAXIMUM-ATTEMPTS)
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Timeout period to occur after a user exceeds the maximum number of failed logon
attempts (AUTHENTICATE-FAIL-TIMEOUT)
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Freezing the user ID after a user exceeds the maximum number of failed logon
attempts (AUTHENTICATE-FAIL-FREEZE)
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Blind (nondisplayable) passwords during logon (BLINDLOGON)
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Mandatory use of user names instead of numeric user IDs during logon
(NAMELOGON)
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Mandatory use of password by privileged users (such as the super ID) when they
are logging on as another user (PASSWORD-REQUIRED)
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Auditing of all logon attempts (AUDIT-AUTHENTICATE)
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Auditing of all attempts to manage user authentication records (AUDIT-SUBJECT-
MANAGE)
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Grace period during which an expired password can be changed
(PASSWORD-EXPIRY-GRACE)
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Exclusive terminal access for a user logged on at a Safeguard terminal
(TERMINAL-EXCLUSIVE-ACCESS)
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Automatic starting of a command interpreter for a user after logon at a Safeguard
terminal (CI-PROG)
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Prompting for user confirmation before stopping Safeguard (PROMPT-BEFORE-
STOP).
Note. This attribute is supported only on systems running J06.16 and later J-series RVUs,
and H06.27 and later H-series RVUs.