Setting password rules

You can use properties in the trc.properties file to create a set of password rules. The rules can define the type of passwords that can be created, how the passwords must be created, and whether the passwords must be periodically changed.

password.encrypt= 
Modifiable Field password.encrypt
Field Description Determines whether passwords are encrypted in the database.
Possible Values Yes or No
Value Definition
Yes
Passwords are encrypted in the database.
No
Passwords are not encrypted in the database.
password.reuse=
Modifiable Field password.reuse
Field Description Determines whether users can reuse passwords.
Possible Values Yes or No
Value Definition
Yes
Users can reuse passwords.
No
Users cannot reuse passwords.
expire.new.password=
Modifiable Field expire.new.password
Field Description Determines whether users are required to set their own password after they receive the computer-generated password.
Possible Values True or False
Value Definition
True
Users must set their own password after they receive the computer-generated password.
False
Users do not have to set their own password after they receive the computer-generated password.
password.timeout=
Modifiable Field password.timeout
Field Description Determines whether passwords expire.
Possible Values True or False
Value Definition
True
Passwords expire.
False
Passwords do not expire.
password.timeout.period=
Modifiable field password.timeout.period
Field Description Defines after how many days passwords expire.
Possible Values User-defined. The default value is 90.
Value Definition User-defined integer
password.period=
Modifiable field password.period
Field Description Maximum number of days before a password can be reused.
Possible Values User-defined
Value Definition User-defined integer
password.check=
Modifiable Field password.check
Field Description Determines whether to enable password rule checking.
Possible Values True or False
Value Definition
True
Passwords must follow certain rules. This value is the default value.
False
Passwords do not follow rules.
password.must.have.non.numeric=
Modifiable Field password.must.have.non.numeric
Field Description Determines whether passwords must contain non-numeric characters.
Possible Values True or False
Value Definition
True
Passwords must contain non-numeric characters. This value is the default value.
False
Passwords do not need to contain non-numeric characters.
password.must.have.numeric=
Modifiable Field password.must.have.numeric
Field Description Determines whether passwords must contain numeric characters.
Possible Values True or False
Value Definition
True
Passwords must contain numeric characters. This value is the default value.
False
Passwords do not have to contain numeric characters.
password.must.have.non.alphanumeric=
Modifiable Field password.must.have.non.alphanumeric
Field Description Determines whether passwords must contain non-alphanumeric characters.
Possible Values True or False
Value Definition
True
Passwords must contain non-alphanumeric characters. This value is the default value.
False
Passwords do not have to contain non-alphanumeric characters.
password.min.length=
Modifiable Field password.min.length
Field Description Minimum length of a password.
Possible Values User-defined. Default value is eight.
Value Definition User-defined integer
password.max.length=
Modifiable Field password.max.length
Field Description Maximum length of a password.
Possible Values User-defined. Default value is fifteen.
Value Definition User-defined integer
password.requires.mixedcase=
Modifiable Field password.requires.mixedcase
Field Description The password must contain both lowercase and uppercase characters.
Possible Values True or False
Value Definition
True
Passwords must contain both lowercase and uppercase characters. This value is the default value.
False
Passwords do not need to contain both lowercase and uppercase characters.
password.max.sequence=
Modifiable Field password.max.sequence
Field Description Maximum length of a sequence of characters. For example, 1234.
Possible Values User-defined. Default value is three.
Value Definition User-defined integer
password.max.matching.sequential.chars=
Modifiable field password.max.matching.sequential.chars
Field Description Maximum number of sequential password characters that can match.
Possible Values User-defined. The default value is two.
Value Definition User-defined integer
password.max.previous.chars=
Modifiable field password.max.previous.chars
Field Description Maximum number of sequential password characters that can be reused in a new password.
Possible Values User-defined
Value Definition User-defined integer