Password Settings

Enter the user's Windows user name and Windows domain in the Domain and Windows User Name fields to allow the user to log on to Aurea CRM from their computer without needing to enter their Aurea CRM user name and password (single sign-on). Users can still log on using their Aurea CRM login when working on a different machine. If you do not wish users to be able to log on from other machines, enter an Aurea CRM password that is unknown to the user.

You can specify multiple domains (separated by a semicolon), provided the user has the same user name in all domains.

Enter an Alias to prevent users from logging on using their user name (8 characters). Users need to use their alias to log on instead.

The alias can be up to 64 characters long and may not contain any special characters. This option provides added security at login.

Although users cannot log on using their user name, the user name is still used internally, e.g. as the name of the user directory.

Note: The alias cannot be used in conjunction with single sign-on.

Enter a value in the Frq. PW Update in days field to determine that the user must change their password at the interval specified.

Enable the PW Update next login check box to determine that the user must change their password the next time they log on to Aurea CRM. This option is automatically disabled once the password has been changed.

Note: If you are entering (initial) passwords for your users, the PW Update next login check box is deactivated upon saving. Make sure to re-check it, if you want a user to change the password at the next login.

Use the Passwords in History field to determine the number of different passwords stored in the password history. A user cannot reuse a password still stored in the history (maximum: 10).

Enable the Ignore PW Settings check box to determine that the settings defined in the Configuration module and in the Station configuration info area do not apply to this user, see Station Configuration.

Enable Deactivate Password to deactivate the password. The user can then log on to Aurea CRM without a password, and can enter a new password by enabling the Change password check box in the expanded login prompt.

Disable the Deactivate Password check box once the password has been changed.

Use the Max no. of failed login attempts field to determine the maximum number of failed login attempts before a user is blocked from logging on by the system. To use this function, you also need to enable the Max. Blocking check box in the Station configuration info area, see System Blocking.

The No. of failed login attempts field stores the number of failed login attempts. Set the value in the No. of failed login attempts field to "0" (zero), to unblock a user who has exceeded the maximum number of login attempts.

Enable the Ignore max. no . of failed login attempts check box to ignore the value specified in the No. of failed login attempts field. The user is exempted from the blocking mechanism.

The Date Open field stores the date and time when a user can use the system again if they are blocked by the exponential blocking mechanism.

Note: The Frq. PW Update in days and Passwords in History settings are also available in the Station configuration info area, see Password Security.

The Max no. of failed login attempts can be defined per station in the Station configuration info area, see System Blocking.

User-specific settings take precedence over station-specific settings.