UPDATE: The changes outlined in this blog entry will be taking place on the following dates:
- February 15th: APAC Partners
- February 16th: EMEA Partners
- February 17th: Americas Partners
As part of our continuing efforts to keep our hosted offerings secure, and to implement industry best practices, the password complexity settings for our NCOD Partners will be updated on Friday, January 14th.
| Setting | Value |
| Password Expiry | 90 days |
| Lockout After X Failed Sign-In Attempts | 5 |
| Unlock A Locked Account After | 60 minutes |
| Minimum Password Length | 8 |
| Minimum Number Of Special Characters | 3 |
| Minimum Number Of Digits | 1 |
| Minimum Number Of Uppercase Characters | 1 |
| Minimum Number Of Lowercase Characters | 1 |
| Maximum Number Of Previous Passwords To Remember | 2 |
| Do Not Allow Username-Based Passwords | Enabled |
| Do Not Allow Dictionary Words | Enabled |
We wanted to call out one particular setting change – that it will be mandatory that your passwords are changed every 90 days. If you happen to have a password that is older than 90 days when this change is made, you will be prompted to change your password when you next login to your NCOD environment.