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Chapter 4: Creating User Accounts
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4.6. Setting Policies
Figure 54: Polices Tab
Inside the Policies screen you can set policies that give users more flexibility on handling the
password system, lethality, the D-Value, and calibration warning.
The System Administrator can adjust:
Require minimum length password: Use the dropdown list to select how many characters are
required for password length at a minimum.
Require Special Characters: Enabled when the “Require Minimum Length Password' field is
selected. Selecting this field forces a user to enter at least one special character, one numeric
character, and one upper case letter when creating a password for a new user or updating the
password of an existing user.
Set passwords to expire after a defined number of days: Use the dropdown list to select how
long to passwords take to expire, passwords are set to expire after 180 days. The password
expiration date set here is displayed at login when there are five days or less before password
expiration. Expired passwords can no longer be used as new passwords.
Disable user accounts after three unsuccessful login attempts: Disable user accounts after
a certain amount of unsuccessful login attempts: Check the checkbox to enable and set the
amount of consecutive unsuccessful login attempts to disable a user account with the dropdown.
Disable user id during entry: Check the checkbox to enable masking of the user ID during
login.
Disable the password system: Check the checkbox to disable the password system, meaning
user ID’s and passwords are not required to use the software.
Allow editing the D value in the lethality calculation: Check the checkbox to allow editing of
the D value field on the Lethality Calculations screen. If not enabled, the D value field displays
but is not editable when creating a new setup.
Instrument calibration warning: Check the checkbox to set a pre-warning interval for Kaye
Equipment populated under the Equipment tile.
Require Special Characters: