User Manual Part 4

Administration Tab
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Account locking allows the superuser to specify the account locking policy for the selected user type – Superuser,
administrator, operator, or viewer. Account locking protects the system from spurious logins through dictionary
attacks. This setting applies only to those authentication options which use password as at least one of the
authentication mechanisms.
Account Suspension
Under Account Suspension, you can select the User Type and then specify the following:
 Allowed Number of Login Failures: Enables the superuser to configure the number of failed login attempts
after which the account is suspended.
(Minimum: 3 times in 5 minutes; Maximum: 10 times in 30 minutes; Default: 3 times in 10 minutes)
 Suspension Time: Enables the superuser to define the amount of time for which the selected user is
prevented from accessing the system.
(Minimum: 5 minutes; Maximum: 30 minutes; Default: 15 minutes)
User Preferences
The User Preferences screen enables a user to change his/her own login password and other preferences.