General Settings — Password Tab Quick Reference Guide

Audience: Main Admin

Overview

On the Password tab, Main Admins set Password requirements for logging in to the LMS. The required LMS fields are populated with default values.

Enabled Permissions Required to Complete the Following Steps

• General Settings: Passwords

Note: User Group Admins do not have permission to access General Settings.

Steps to Update the Passwords Tab

1. From Admin Navigation, click General Settings.
2. Click the Passwords tab.
3. Enter the Minimum password length.
4. From the Uppercase drop-down menu, select:
   • Allowed to allow Users to include uppercase letters in their Passwords
   • Not Allowed to prevent Users from including uppercase letters in their Passwords
   • Required to require Users to include uppercase letters in their Passwords
   • If Required is selected, enter Minimum number of uppercase.
5. From the Lowercase drop-down menu, select:
   • Allowed to allow Users to include lowercase letters in their Passwords
   • Not Allowed to prevent Users from including lowercase letters in their Passwords
   • Required to require Users to include lowercase letters in their Passwords
   • If Required is selected, enter Minimum number of lowercase.
6. From the Numerals drop-down menu, select:
   • Allowed to allow Users to include numerals in their Passwords
   • Not Allowed to prevent Users from including numerals in their Passwords
   • Required to require Users to include numerals in their Passwords.
   • If Required is selected, enter Minimum number of numerals.
7. From the Symbols drop-down menu, select:
   • Allowed to allow Users to include symbols in their Passwords
   • Not Allowed to prevent Users from including symbols in their Passwords
   • Required to require Users to include symbols in their Passwords
   • If Required is selected, enter Minimum number of symbols.
8. Enter the Minimum number of character groups required in a password between 1 and 4. Note: There are four character groups: uppercase, lowercase, numerals and symbols. For example, if 4 is entered, then the password must contain a character from each character group.
9. Enter the number of days until a User’s Password will need to be reset in the Days for a password to expire field.
10. Click the Enforce password expiration for main admins check box if Main Admin passwords should expire using the Days for a password to expire rule.
11. Click the Enforce password expiration for sub admins check box if Sub Admin passwords should expire using the Days for a password to expire rule.
12. Click the Enforce password expiration for user group admins check box If User Group Admin passwords should expire using the Days for a password to expire rule.
13. Click the Enforce password expiration for student check box if student passwords should expire using the Days for a password to expire rule. Note: This setting covers instructors as well.
14. Click the Lock Passwords for Students (no editing/reset allowed) This will ignore the Enforce Password Expiration option check box if students/instructors are not allowed to change their passwords.
15. Click the Lock Passwords for Admins (no editing/reset allowed) This will ignore the Enforce Password Expiration option check box if Admins are not allowed to change their passwords.
16. Click the Sync passwords between an Admin and their linked student account check box to allow an Admin to log in with the same password for both accounts.
17. Click the Enforce user to reset password upon next login after administrator reset check box if this is required.
18. Click the Enforce user to reset password after reactivation check box if this is required.
19. Click Save Settings.

Best Practices

Consider the passwords requirements for other systems in the organization.

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