Password Policies

A password policy is a set of rules and restrictions that determines how passwords are created and when they expire.

In a password policy, you can configure the following settings:

Password composition
Specify the content requirements for new passwords. For example, you can configure settings that require users to create passwords which are at least eight characters long and contain a number and a letter.
Regular expressions
Provide an expression that determines the format of a valid password. You can specify whether passwords must match or must not match that format.
Advanced password options
Specify actions that CA CloudMinder should take, such as making passwords lower case, before processing a password. You can also specify the priority of a password policy, if multiple password policies apply.

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