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The Global Security Options feature allows you to compel users to select strong passwords and set password lifetimes. The SBC

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also incorporates several anti-hacking features that help prevent unauthorized access. The restrictions and limits set by this feature apply to local users only.

Password construction and lifetimes for AD and RADIUS users are controlled by their respective authorization schemes. However, RADUIS RADIUS and AD users are still subject to lockouts due to failed login attempts.

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To recover a lost password: First check with other members of your organization who have Administrator privileges and have them assist you. If this is not possible, contact Sonus TAC at https://www.sonus.net/company/maintenance/log-trouble-ticketssee Contacting Ribbon.

Password Resets and New Users

After the administrator adds a new user, that user is prompted to enter a new password the first time they log into the SBC

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. Also, if an administrator resets a current user's password, the user's current session is terminated and the user is then prompted to enter a new password (compulsory password change).

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When a user exceeds the maximum number of failed attempts, they are locked out of the system for the time specified in the configuration, however if the SBC

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is rebooted, the lockout is terminated.

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Global Security Options - Field Definitions

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Enables/disables the Password Recovery mechanism for Admin passwords. If this field is set to True, you are able to initiate the password recovery mechanism for loss of the Admin password. Default entry: False. For detailed information, see Recovering Admin Passwords.

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Password Display

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For entering passwords, this field determines if a character entered in any password entry box displays as a typed character before displaying as a dot. Two options are available: True (a character typed in any password entry box is briefly displayed as a typed character before displaying as a dot) and False (a character typed in any password entry box is displayed as a dot). Default entry: False.

 

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