Application Settings
These are some basic settings for the whole itmSUITE® environment which can be made by the superadmin only. These settings are available from General/System/Application Settings and they include: password policies management and mail server management.
Password policies manangement
The Password Options tab of General/System/Application Settings enables to activate management policies for the whole itmSUITE® environment (they will be applied to all the defined companies in the environment). When the Enable Policy field is checked, the following fields become editable:
| Field | Description | Characteristics | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Password Expiration Days | The number of days the password will remain valid. | Mandatory | The value "0" is entered by default, meaning the password never expires. The expiration days are newly counted after any password reset. |
| Password Expiration Warn Days | The number of days the user is warned before the password expires. | Mandatory | |
| Change at First Login | When set, this forces the user to change his/her password at first login. | Mandatory | |
| Password Format | When set, this fnable to define the rules to validate a passwordorces the user to change his/her password at first login. | Mandatory | This field is visible only if the Password Options tab is first saved. |
| Min Password Length | The minimum number of characters of the password. | Mandatory | This field is visible only if Password Format is enabled. |
| Min Uppercas Characters | The minimum number of uppercase characters which the password should contain. | Mandatory | This field is visible only if Password Format is enabled. |
| Min Numeric Characters | The minimum number of numeric characters (0....9) which the password should contain. | Mandatory | This field is visible only if Password Format is enabled. |
| Min Symbolic Characters | The minimum number of symbols ($, &, %, etc.) which the password should contain. | Mandatory | This field is visible only if Password Format is enabled. |
It is possible not to set any policy which means no controls on password is made nor passwords expire.
Login Options
The Login Options tab allows to setup autorecovery and login locking features.
Autorecovery
Autorecovery feature allows theuserto recover his/her username and password. If Account Recovery is set, itmSUITE® will supply the needed links to recover username and/or password if lost. This is done by sending to the user a mail to his/her mail address with the instructions to recover the information. Therefore, mail server configuration shall be completed to make it working.
Login locking features
This is a security feature of itmSUITE®, enabling to lock intrusions which try to crack passwords. The feature will lock the user account according to predefined access patterns. The following configurations are available:
