Managing passwords in Studio Server

Info: Performing the steps described in this article requires direct server access. Depending upon how your system is hosted and the level of access you have to that system, coordination may be required with your Partner or WoodWing Support team. For a full overview of the steps that need to be done by WoodWing and how to request them, see WoodWing Cloud - Change management.

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

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

Info: The options described can only be used when user accounts are managed by Studio 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 (recommended: config_overrule.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 (recommended: config_overrule.php file)
• Name of option: PASSWORD_MIN_CHAR
• Possible values: any number (use "0" for no restrictions)
• Default setting: 8

Note: The default value was changed from 1 to 8 in Studio Server 10.43.0.

• Example:

define ('PASSWORD_MIN_CHAR', 8);

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 (recommended: config_overrule.php file)
• Name of option: PASSWORD_MIN_LOWER
• Possible values: any number (use "0" for no restrictions)
• Default setting: 1

Note: The default value was changed from 0 to 1 in Studio Server 10.43.0.

• Example:

define ('PASSWORD_MIN_LOWER', 1);

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 (recommended: config_overrule.php file)
• Name of option: PASSWORD_MIN_UPPER
• Possible values: any number (use "0" for no restrictions)
• Default setting: 1

Note: The default value was changed from 0 to 1 in Studio Server 10.43.0.

• Example:

define ('PASSWORD_MIN_UPPER', 1);

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

Note: The default value was changed from 0 to 1 in Studio Server 10.43.0.

• Example:

define ('PASSWORD_MIN_SPECIAL', 1);