This article describes how to change password requirements for user accounts.
In this article, you will learn how to:
- Change password requirements for user accounts.
At the end, you will be able to change password requirements for user accounts.
Change password requirements for user accounts
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Open PowerShell as administrator and enter the following command to open the Web UI configuration file with the default text editor:
"C:\Program Files\Lucent Sky\CLEAR Engine\SkyAnalyzer.Engine.exe.config" | Invoke-Item
- Locate the AspNetSqlMembershipProvider element in the system.web\membership section.
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Modify the attributes of the AspNetSqlMembershipProvider element to change password requirements:
- minRequiredPasswordLength: the minimum length of password. Default is 8.
- minRequiredNonalphanumericCharacters: the number of non-alphanumeric characters (symbols) required in password. Default is 0.
- maxInvalidPasswordAttempts: the number of failed sign-in attempts before the account is locked. Default is 5.
- passwordAttemptWindow: the duration (in minutes) of account lock due to failed sign-in attempts. Default is 30.
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In PowerShell, enter the following command to restart CLEAR Engine:
Stop-Service "CLEAR Engine"; Start-Service "CLEAR Engine"
- For Lucent Sky AVM cluster, repeat the steps above on each node of the cluster.