Metrohm tiBase 1.1 - Manual (Page 96)

3.2 Administration
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Minimum password length
Activating this check box ensures that the password must contain at
least the indicated number of characters.
Selection on | off
Default value off
Recommended setting: on (can no longer be edi-
ted)
Input range 1 - 10 characters
Default value 6 characters
Recommended setting: 6
Passwords expire every
Activating this check box ensures that the user must enter a new pass-
word before the validity period expires. When a user logs in whose pass-
word will expire within the next 10 days, a corresponding message will
appear. If the validity period has expired, the user can only log in if he or
she changes the password.
Selection on | off
Default value off
Recommended setting: on (can no longer be edi-
ted)
Input range 1 - 999 days
Default value 365 days
Recommended setting: 365
3.2.2.3 Test login for password monitoring by Windows
Tab: Configuration ▶ &Tools ▶ Security settings ▶ Login/Password protec-
tion ▶ Test login
If the Password monitoring by Windows option (see Chapter 3.2.2.2,
page 84) is activated, then the Windows password of the user must be
entered in this dialog window. The test login is used to check whether the
user name matches the Windows user name.