Managing passwords in Enterprise Server 10

Users who make use of Enterprise Server need to log in using a user name and password.

Various options are available in Enterprise Server for controlling passwords. These are explained in this article.

Info: The options described can only be used when user accounts are managed by Enterprise Server, not when an external authentication provider is used (for example when using LDAP or SSO). In such cases, password settings are controlled by the authentication provider.

Password expiration

The number of days after which a password expires is controlled by the following option:

• File: configserver.php file
• Name of option: PASSWORD_EXPIRE
• Possible values: any number
• Default setting: 90 days
• Example:

define ('PASSWORD_EXPIRE', 90);

Controlling the minimum number of password characters

The minimum number of characters in a password is controlled by the following option:

• File: configserver.php file
• Name of option: PASSWORD_MIN_CHAR
• Possible values: any number (use "0" for no restrictions)
• Default setting: 1
• Example:

define ('PASSWORD_MIN_CHAR', 1);

Controlling the minimum number of lower case password characters

The minimum number of lower case characters in a password is controlled by the following option:

• File: configserver.php file
• Name of option: PASSWORD_MIN_LOWER
• Possible values: any number (use "0" for no restrictions)
• Default setting: 0 (no restrictions)
• Example:

define ('PASSWORD_MIN_LOWER', 0);

Controlling the minimum number of upper case password characters

The minimum number of upper case characters in a password is controlled by the following option:

• File: configserver.php file
• Name of option: PASSWORD_MIN_UPPER
• Possible values: any number (use "0" for no restrictions)
• Default setting: 0 (no restrictions)
• Example:

define ('PASSWORD_MIN_UPPER', 0);

Controlling the minimum number of special password characters

The minimum number of special characters in a password — for example numerals or other non-alphabetical ASCII characters such as hyphens, dots, and underscores — is controlled by the following option:

• File: configserver.php file
• Name of option: PASSWORD_MIN_SPECIAL
• Possible values: any number (use "0" for no restrictions)
• Default setting: 1 (use "0" for no restrictions)
• Example:

define ('PASSWORD_MIN_SPECIAL', 1);