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Password Policies

Defines password composition and lifetime rules. Policies apply to CyIAM Store passwords and are also used to generate passwords during provisioning and privileged-account rotation.

Password Policies screen
Password Policies — captured from the h-technova tenant.

How to use it

  1. Open Authentication → Password Policies and add a policy.
  2. Set minimum length and the required character classes.
  3. Set expiry and password-history rules.
  4. Mark one policy as the tenant default.
  5. Save. New and changed passwords are validated against it.

Field reference

FieldDescription
Minimum lengthShortest permitted password.
Character classesWhether uppercase, lowercase, digits and symbols are required.
HistoryHow many previous passwords may not be reused.
DefaultThe policy used for generated passwords, including PAM password rotation.

Example — Dummy policy

NameStandard Policy
Minimum length12
ClassesUpper, lower, digit, symbol
HistoryLast 5
Expiry90 days