Setting Password Policy for Your Company

  1. Click Company on the MyLiveVault menu bar.

  2. On the Company Information form set the password policy for your company account by selecting or clearing the following combination of check boxes as appropriate for your company:

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    Passwords cannot be re-used within 12 changes Keep a history of each user's last twelve passwords. The history will begin with the user's current password when this option is selected.

    Users will be prevented from reusing these passwords.

    Passwords must be changed every n days Keep password ages and expire passwords after they reach the specified age. The pre-defined value is 30 days; you can type a different number in the text box to set a different age limit.

    Users will be required to change their passwords when they next log in following the password expiration date.

    Enforce strict password rules (8 characters; must include non-alphabetics) Require strong passwords. A password must be eight characters, with at least one letter and at least one non-alphabetic character (such as a number).

    After setting this password option, all users will be required to change their password to meet this criteria the next time they log in to MyLiveVault.

    Disable a user after 3 failed login attempts Automatically disable and lock out a user from MyLiveVault after the user fails to successfully log in three times in a row within a five minute period.  Once disabled, a user cannot log in to MyLiveVault until the user account has been manually enabled (by an authorized user).

    A failed login attempt can occur if a user:

    • Types an incorrect password

    • Leaves the password field blank

    • Attempts to login when the user account is already disabled/locked out

    • Attempts to login when the user is not authorized to log in to MyLiveVault (that is, the user is set up as a billing/administrative user only and has not been given a password for MyLiveVault).

  3. When you are done setting the password policy, click Submit.

The new password policy is global for your account and affects all users for the account. The individual settings take effect as specified in the table above.


Related Information

Understanding the Password Policy
Enabling a Locked Out User's Account
Managing Your Company Account: An Overview