View Login Options page field descriptions

Use this page to view the login options for all user accounts.

Field

Description

Failed Login Lockout Threshold

The number of attempts users get to successfully log in to the system. If they exceed this number of attempts, they are locked out of the system and cannot log in until the amount of time designated in the Failed Login Lockout Duration field has passed.

The default is 3.

Failed Login Lockout Duration

The amount of time, in minutes, to lock out users who do not successfully log in within the number of attempts defined in the Failed Login Lockout Threshold field. If a user is locked out because of repeated unsuccessful login attempts, then that user cannot attempt to log in again until this amount of time has passed.

The default is 10.

The valid range is between -1 and 1440.

0 - Do not lock.
-1 - Indefinite user lock out. The user remains locked until the administrator manually unlocks the user.

Failed Login Alarm Threshold

The number of attempts users get to successfully log in to the system before the system raises an alarm.

The default is 3.

This value is usually the same as the Failed Login Lockout Threshold.

Inactivity Lockout Threshold

The number of days to wait until Experience Portal should consider the account inactive and lock it out of the system.

	Note:
	This field is only used for local user accounts. Any user accounts created through a corporate directory do not expire.

The default is 0, which means that accounts are never locked out regardless of how much time passes between logins.

The inactivity counter:

Is reset to 0 each time a user logs in.
Starts counting as soon as a new account is created. Therefore, you could have an account locked out for inactivity before the first login attempt is made.
Is reset to 0 if a user manager unlocks the account, either for inactivity or for exceeding the number of failed login attempts.

Note:

If the user account was created in Experience Portal 3.0.1.x, the inactivity counter is set during the upgrade to 7.1. If the 3.0.1.x account was:

Logged into at least once, the counter is set to the length of time that has passed since the account was last used.
Never logged into, the counter is set to 0 during the upgrade and it begins timing from that point forward.

Minimum Password Length

The minimum number of characters users must use in setting their passwords.

The default is 8 characters.

For security purposes, you can set this to 8 or higher.

Password Longevity

The number of days for which a given password is valid. After this amount of time has passed, the user is required to change the password.

The default is 60.

Password Expiration Warning

The maximum number of days before a user password expires when Experience Portal displays a message warning the user that they need to change their password.

The default is 10.

Once this time limit has been reached, Experience Portal will display the warning message every time the user logs in until they have changed their password.

	Note:
	This field is ignored if Password Longevity is set to 0.

Failed Login Lockout Message

The system displays the message on the login page instead of the regular login error message.

This field is optional and the maximum length is of 120 characters. The following special characters are not allowed in this field:

LDAP Settings

Opens the LDAP Settings page.

OS User Settings

Opens the OS User Settings page.

System Manager Settings

Opens the System Manager Settings page.