Advanced Account Security
Overview
AWithin Appspace (version 5.1 and beyond) exists some more advanced account security features that may be enabled by administrators. These include the options to enforce a maximum number of failed attempts before a user’s account becomes locked as well as requiring user passwords to conform to meet certain complexity requirements to be deemed acceptable.
Pre-requisites
- Appspace Core user credentials with Portal Administrator role
- Your own on-premise instance of Appspace
Enabling Account Lockout (Failed Attempts)
Step 1
Click the user icon on the top right and then click System.
Step 2
Click on the Authentication tab.
Step 3
To enable the Account Lockout feature, check the Enable box.
Step 4
Once enabled, you will also be presented with the option of defining the maximum number of attempts before a user’s account becomes locked.
Step 5
Click Save when finished.
Step 6
When prompted to confirm the settings, click Yes.
Step 7
The server should then detect that changes to the settings have been made and a prompt will present you with a shortcut to direct you to the page to apply your settings. Click on the Click Here link.
Step 8
Enter your server’s Username and Password and click Apply.
Step 9
When prompted to confirm that by applying the settings, it will restart the Appspace server – click Yes to reboot the server and have the changes take effect.
Enabling Password Complexity
Step 1
Click the user icon on the top right and then click System.
Step 2
Click on the Authentication tab.
Step 3
To enable the Password Complexity feature, check the Enable box. The Appspace server’s password complexity rules that will be enforced will be clearly listed/defined on the screen.
Step 4
Click Save when finished.
Step 5
When prompted to confirm the settings, click Yes.
Step 6
The server should then detect that changes to the settings have been made and a prompt will present you with a shortcut to direct you to the page to apply your settings. Click on the Click Here link.
Step 7
Enter your server’s Username and Password and click Apply.
Step 8
When prompted to confirm that by applying the settings, it will restart the Appspace server – click Yes to reboot the server and have the changes take effect.
