HP Neoview Release 2.5 Software - Manual (Page 120)

Description Option
Specifies whether login requests are accepted from clients that do not provide password
encryption. Clients earlier than Neoview Release 2.5 do not provide password encryption.
CAUTION: The initial state of Allow Down-rev Drivers to Connect is deselected.
Some installations will, however, choose to enable this option for a period during which
workstations are being upgraded from older versions of clients to newer ones. Once the
upgrade is complete, it is best to deselect Allow Down-rev Drivers to Connect
again. Using older clients with a Neoview platform running Release 2.5 compromises
the security of communications between workstations and the Neoview platform.
Allow Down-rev Drivers
to Connect
Specifies whether, in the interest of faster local authentications, the following security
features are disabled:
• Requiring platform users to present two passwords for login to platform-level
command interpreters
• Preventing database users from logging in to platform-level command interpreters
• Logging of direct platform access
Optimized for Local
Access
Related Topics
“Display Security Policies” (page 117)
“Change a Security Policy” (page 117)
Use the Password Tab for Security Policies
The Password tab for security policies governs the content and handling of passwords used by
platform users and locally authenticated database users, and for roles. Passwords of remotely
authenticated database users are managed on the external LDAP server and governed by policies
implemented there.
This table shows reference information for the Password tab for security policies:
Description Option Policy
Specifies whether the password can include the user name. Do Not Allow to
Contain Username Password Quality
Policy
Specifies whether the password can contain more than two
consecutive instances of the same character. For example,
BooKKeepPer
and taarNation6! are acceptable. AAARating
and taaarNation6! are not acceptable.
Do Not Repeat a
Character More than
Once in Succession
Minimum length, in characters, of a password for a platform user,
locally authenticated database user, or a role.
Range: 6-64
Minimum Length
The number of character categories (that is, uppercase, lowercase,
numeric, special) that must be represented in the password. This
value must be greater than or equal to the number of the next four
attributes that are selected.
Range: 0-4
Password requires n
following criteria:
Specifies whether the password is required to contain at least one
uppercase character. Uppercase Character
Required
Specifies whether the password is required to contain at least one
lowercase character. Lowercase Character
Required
Specifies whether the password is required to contain at least one
numeric character. Numeric Character
Required
Specifies whether the password is required to contain at least one
nonalphanumeric character. Special Character
Required
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