Creating a Password Policy - NetIQ SecureLogin 9.0 User Guide

Double-click the SecureLogin icon in the notification area.

Click Password Policies, then click .

Specify a name for your password policy, then click OK.

You have now successfully created a new password policy. Now, set your preferences for the password policy. These preferences are unique to you and are enforced on your workstation.

In the Password Policies navigation area, select the password policy you want to edit.

You can view and change the following settings:

Policy	Value To Be provided	Description
Minimum length	Whole number	Defines the minimum length of the password; that is, the number of characters required for the password.
Maximum length	Whole number	Defines the maximum length of the password; that is, the maximum number of characters allowed in password.
Minimum punctuation characters	Punctuation characters	Defines the minimum number of punctuation characters allowed in a password.
Maximum punctuation characters	Punctuation characters	Defines the maximum number of punctuation characters allowed in a password.
Minimum uppercase characters	Whole number	Defines the minimum number of uppercase characters allowed in a password.
Maximum uppercase characters	Whole number	Defines the maximum number of uppercase characters allowed in a password.
Minimum lowercase characters	Whole number	Defines the minimum number of lowercase characters allowed in a password.
Maximum lowercase characters	Whole number	Defines the maximum number of lowercase characters allowed in a password.
Minimum numeric characters	Whole number	Defines the minimum number of numeric characters allowed in a password.
Maximum numeric characters	Whole number	Defines the maximum number of numeric characters allowed in a password.
Disallow repeat characters	No/Yes/Yes, case insensitive	Disallows the use of repeated characters, or the use of the same successive characters. If this option is set to No, characters can be repeated. This is the default value. If this option is set to Yes, same alphabetic characters in a different case are considered as different characters. For example, A and a are different. If this option is set to Yes, case insensitive, the successive use of the same alphabetic characters in a different case is not allowed.
Disallow duplicate characters	No/Yes/Yes, case insensitive	Disallows the use of the same non-successive characters. If this option is set to No, duplicate characters are allowed. This is the default value. If this option is set to Yes, the same alphabetic characters in a different case are considered as different characters. For example, A (uppercase) and a (lowercase) are different. If this option is set to Yes, case insensitive, duplication of the same alphabetic characters in a different case is not allowed.
Disallow sequential characters	No/Yes/Yes, case insensitive	Disallows the use of successive characters in alphabetical order. If this option is set to No, sequential characters are allowed. This is the default value. If this option is set to Yes, sequential characters in a different case are considered as non-sequential. For example, a and B are non-sequential. If this option is set to Yes, case insensitive, sequential characters in different cases are disallowed.
Begin with an uppercase character	No/Yes	Enforces the use of an uppercase alphabetic character as the beginning character of a password. The default value is No. If this option is set to Yes, all other policies that indicate that a password must begin with a particular character or in a specific manner are disabled. IMPORTANT:Only one type of character can be designated as the first value of a password.
End with an uppercase character	No/Yes	Enforces the use of an uppercase letter at the end of a password. The default value is No. If this option is set to Yes, all other policies that indicate that a password must end with a particular character or in a specific manner are disabled.
Prohibited characters	Keyboard characters	Defines a list of characters that cannot be used in a password. NOTE:There is no need of a separator in the list of prohibited characters. For example, @#$%&*
Begin with any Alpha character	No/Yes	Enforces the use of an alphabetic character at the beginning of a password. The default value is No. If this option is set to Yes, it automatically disables other policies that specify the first character of the password.
Begin with any number	No/Yes	Enforces the use of a numeric character as the first character of the password. The default value is No. If this option is set to Yes, it automatically disables all other policies that specify what the first character of the password should be.
Begin with any symbol	No/Yes	Enforces the use of a symbol character as the first character of the password. The default value is No. If this option is set to Yes, it automatically disables all other policies that specify what the first character of the password should be.
End with any Alpha character	No/Yes	Enforces the use of an alphabetic character as the last character of the password. The default value is No. If this option is set to Yes, it automatically disables all other policies that specify what the password should end with.
End with any number	No/Yes	Enforces the use of a numeric character as the last character of the password. The default value is No. If this option is set to Yes, it automatically disables all other policies that specify what the password should end with.
End with any symbol	No/Yes	Enforces the use of a symbol character as the last character of the password. The default value is No. If this option is set to Yes, it automatically disables all other policies that specify what the password should end with.

Click Apply. The settings are saved.

6.1 Creating a Password Policy