Options

Check the following rules for a password

Here you can specify certain rules or criteria for a password that is created. If the checkbox is activated, the rules must be fulfilled when a new password is created.

The following rules can be adjusted:

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Min. number of lower case characters

Sets the minimal number of lower case letters a password must have. For example, if you set 2, the password must contain at least two lower case characters, like e and f.

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Min. number of upper case characters

Sets the minimal number of upper case letters a password must have. For example, if you set 2, the password must contain at least two upper case characters, like C and G.

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Min. number of digit characters

Sets the minimal number of digits a password must have. For example, if you set 3, the password must contain at least three digits from 0 - 9, like 5, 6 and 7.

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Min. number of special characters

Sets the minimal number of special characters a password must have. For example, if you set 1, the password must contain at least one special character, like &.

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Minimum length

Sets the minimal length a password must have. For example, if you set 9, the password must contain at least nine characters (any from above).

Do not allow user name as password

If activated, it is not allowed to use an existing user name as password for the software.

Disable the reuse of last used passwords

Activated: Disables the reuse of a specified number of last passwords.

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Number

Sets the number of passwords which cannot be reused after each other. For example, if you enter the number 3, you have to assign 3 different passwords one after another before you can use (reuse) an old password.

Disable the use of common passwords

If activated, you can create and edit a list which contains passwords which you can lock for usage.

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Edit

Opens an editor to edit the list of common passwords. For example, if you add the entry "123456789Password" this password cannot be assigned from a user.

Force users to change password after period of time

Activated: The user must change his password after the specified period of time elapses.

Deactivated: The password never expires.

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Days before expiry

Specifies the number of days after which the password expires.

Lock user after wrong password entries

Activated: Locks the user after a number of wrong password entries.

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Maximum number of wrong entries

Sets the number of attempts the user has if he enters a wrong password. For example, if you enter 3, the user can enter a wrong password three times before his user account is locked.

Lock screen after certain time span

Activated: After a period of inactivity, the screen is locked and the user must enter his/her password to continue working.

Deactivated: The password never expires.

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Minutes until screen lock

Specifies the time span after which the screen is locked.

Enable Auto-Login

Activated: No password is required. The user is logged in automatically based on the Windows username.
Create a user group in the software that is based on Windows Active Directory (Type = AD) and ensure that all relevant Windows users are present in the group and that the group has sufficient privileges in the software.

Deactivated: Each user has to log in with their own password.

Export/Import user database

Not available for ZEN Data Storage.
Enables you to export or import the user database, including all user groups and privilege sets, for example to exchange it with another system.

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Export...

Specify the location on the file system where the database should be exported.

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Import...

Select the database location on the file system.