Setting Token Password Quality

If a token is initialized after Token Password quality parameters are set for the token, all future Token Password are automatically checked against these parameters to determine the password’s level of acceptability.

If a token was initialized in early eToken PKI Client versions (RTE), no password policy is stored on the token.

 

To set password quality for a token:

1         Open SafeNet Authentication Client Tools Advanced View.
See Opening the Advanced View

2         In the left pane, expand the node of the required token, and select Settings.

3         In the right pane, select the Password Quality tab.

4         The Password Quality tab opens.

5         Enter the password quality parameters as follows:

Password Quality Parameter

Description

Minimum length (characters)

Default: 6 characters

Maximum length (characters)

Default: 16 characters

Maximum usage period (days)

The maximum period, in days, before which the password must be changed.

Default: 0 (none)

For iKey devices, the periods are rounded up to periods of weeks (7 days), even though the period is displayed in days. For example, if the period is displayed as less than a week, say 6 days, iKey regards it as a week. If the period is more than two weeks, say 15 days, iKey regards it as three weeks.

Minimum usage period (days)

The minimum period before the password can be changed.

Default: 0 (none)

For iKey devices, the periods are rounded up to periods of weeks. See row above for more information.

6         Do one of the following:

t           To save your changes, click Save.

t           To ignore your changes, click Discard.

t           To apply SafeNet Authentication Client’s default settings, click Set to Default.

 

 

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