GE MAC 5 A4 Operator's Manual page 204

Configure Settings
Field
Password
lifetime
duration
(days)
Minimum
Password
Length
Prevent reuse
of previous
password
Account will
be locked
out after
failed logon
attempts
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Action Description
Set the Minimum Minimum duration: This specifies the minimum amount
and Maximum of time a password needs to remain unchanged.
password
•
expiration
duration in days,
if User Password
•
Expiration setting
is enabled.
•
Maximum duration: This specifies the maximum
amount of time a password can exist before it is
required to be changed. If it is set to 90 days then the
password must be changed after three months.
NOTE:
Default value for minimum and maximum: 1 and 90
Allowed values for minimum and maximum: 0 to 364
and 0 to 365
Set the minimum While adding or modifying a user, if the user password
number of does not meet the minimum number of required
characters characters, the password is not accepted by the
required for a user system.
password.
The password must contain a number of characters
equal to or greater than the Minimum Password
Length.
Default value: 8 characters
Allowed values: 8 to 14 characters
Select a value This specifies the number of previously used passwords
from the drop- that a user is not allowed to change their password to.
down list to Default value: 10
configure the
Allowed values: 10 to 32
reuse of previous
passwords.
Select a value This specifies the number of repeated failed login
from the drop- attempts that causes a user account to be temporarily
down list to lock locked.
the account
NOTE:
after failed logon
attempts.
Default value: 5
Allowed values: 3 to 99
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If it is set to one day then the password cannot be
changed again until tomorrow.
If it is set to seven days then the password cannot
be changed again until next week.
If it is set to zero then there is no minimum duration.
The password may be changed immediately.
The expired password will still work but must be
changed when used.
You can login as a STAT user if your account has
been locked.
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