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# Password

The admin can enforce strong password policies to protect user accounts from unauthorized access by using the Password Settings option.

The administrator can configure the account password information using this option.

* Click the ***Password*** option from the list of configuration and Settings options.​

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## Setting Password with No. of Expiry Days

* The ***Password Settings*** page appears.
* Select the ***Set Password Expiry Days*** option by using the checkbox.
* **Set Password Expiry Days:** The password will get expired after the set limit of the days.
* **Never Expires:** The password will not get expired by selecting this option
* **Password Expiry (Days):** Set password validity (in days). It supports values between 10 to 1000 with both the values included.&#x20;
* **Password Reuse:** Set a limit to restrict the user from using an old password (up to last  6 passwords cannot be reused).&#x20;
* **Password Strength (in characters) :** Set password length (8 to 16).
* **Login Failures (No. of User Login Failure):** Set the number of chances provided to the user for logging in with wrong passwords (Maximum 6 login chances are provided to a user. The user account gets blocked if a user enters the wrong password more than 6 times.)
* Click the ***Save*** option.

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* A notification message appears to ensure the user about the password settings update.

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{% hint style="info" %}
*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark>*&#x20;

* *The **Password Expiry Days** field appears only when the selected option to set expiry limit is **Set Password Expiry** in Days.*

* *The password expiry days can be set as 0 as well using the **Password Expiry Days** field.*
  {% endhint %}

* Click the ***Clear All*** option to erase the entered password information.

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## Setting Never Expire option for the Password

* Navigate to the ***Password Settings*** page using the ***Configurations*** options.
* Select the ***Never Expire*** option using the given checkbox.
* Set a number to reuse the last password.
* Set password strength in characters.
* Set maximum no. of failed login attempts allowed.
* Click the ***Save*** option.

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* A notification message appears to inform the user that the password settings have been saved.

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{% hint style="info" %}
*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark>*

* *The administrator can block any user who fails to enter the correct password 3 times.*
* *A user can log in with the same password only when the administrator enables the user again (The password must be a combination of alphabetical letters, numerical figures, and a unique character **E.g.,** Admin1@).*
  {% endhint %}