Setting Up Password
As an administrator, you control password reset intervals, complexity requirements, and login failure thresholds. You can also enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for accessing Swimlane and specify an administrator email for security notifications.
To configure security parameters:
- From the Sessions and Security dashboard, click > to expand the Password controls.
- Configure the following options:
- Password Expiration (days): Enter the number of days after which user passwords will expire.
- Password Expiration Unit: Choose from:
- Never β passwords never expire.
- Day(s) β set password expiration based on the number of days you specify.
- Minimum Password Complexity: Select the required complexity level from the drop-down.
- 0 β Too guessable: Risky password.
- 1 β Very guessable: Protection from throttled online attacks.
- 2 β Somewhat guessable: Protection from unthrottled online attacks.
- 3 β Safely unguessable: Moderate protection from offline slow-hash scenarios.
- 4 β Very unguessable: Strong protection from offline slow-hash scenarios.
- Minimum Password Length: Enter the minimum number of characters required for user passwords. The default is 6.
- Number of Allowable Failed Logins: Select how many failed login attempts are permitted before the account is locked. Options range from 3 to 10.
- Security Notification Email: Enter an administrator email address to receive security-related notifications, such as when accounts are locked due to failed login attempts.