Technical information

Voice Messaging Systems
6-16 Issue 7 June 2001
Unauthorized System Use
You can minimize the risk of unauthorized people gaining access to your system
by strictly following the compliance guidelines for, and using the aging feature of,
your Voice Mail (vm) and AUDIX System Administration (sa) passwords.
Additionally, a new option — the trusted server — has been introduced in this
release. The trusted server has direct access to AUDIX and its functionality. The
same strict adherence to guidelines of trusted server passwords as with
administration passwords is strongly recommended.
This section discusses security considerations for these topics.
Administration Passwords
Your INTUITY AUDIX system comes equipped with administrative password
features and options that you control to assist you in securing your system. These
include:
 Change default administrator password
 Administrator password standards
 Administrator password aging
Changing the Default Administrator Password. When you first get your system,
both the sa (system administrator) and vm (voice mail administrator) logins come
with a default password. You are required to change this password immediately.
Administrator Password Standards. There are certain minimum standards
passwords must follow to comply with the system’s standards.
Administration of Password Aging. You can administer several parameters of
the password aging feature that will enhance the level of security the system
maintains. Password aging ensures that administration passwords are changed at
reasonable intervals. Use the Password Expiration feature for administrative
logins to reduce the danger of unauthorized system access.
Some people tend to change a password when they must do so and then, shortly
afterwards, to change back to an old familiar password. Administering the
Minimum Age Before Changes feature makes it inconvenient to use this tactic.
Three new items were added to the Avaya I
NTUITY menu system to define the
limits associated with password aging. They are listed below:
 Password Expiration
 Minimum Age Before Changes
 Expiration Warning
These items can be located by selecting
Customer/Services
Administration
from the Main Menu.