Configuring password expiration

Password expiration configuration includes setting up the required system properties and configuring the message templates for email notifications.

Fastpath: Admin Console: System > Settings > Password Control
Fastpath: Admin Console: System > Setting > Message Templates

For more information about the password expiration feature, see Password expiration.

To enable and configure password expiration

  1. In the Admin Console, go to System > Settings > Password Control.
  2. To enable password expiration, under Password Expiration, select Enabled.
  3. In Expiration days, specify the number of days after which passwords must be changed.

    Possible values are zero and natural numbers.

  4. In Min life days, specify the number of days during which the password update is prohibited.

    Possible values are zero and natural numbers.

  5. In Expiring notification days, specify the number of days before the password expiration date when the first notification must be sent.

    Possible values are zero and natural numbers. The notifications are sent until the password is updated or expires.

  6. Click Save.

With these settings configured, the password expiration policy is enforced for your community.

To configure email templates

To configure email templates for the notifications:

  1. In the Admin Console, go to System > Setting > Message Templates.
  2. Configure the Password Expiration, Password Expired, and Password Reset templates as required.

For more information about templates and their configuration, see Editing email notification templates.