{"id":1283,"date":"2021-05-20T17:47:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T17:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.insperity.com\/bps\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=1283"},"modified":"2025-05-27T14:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:00:12","slug":"authentication","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/help.insperity.com\/bps\/knowledge-base\/authentication\/","title":{"rendered":"Authentication &#8211; Password requirement settings in OrgPlus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Authentication&nbsp;is the process of determining whether someone is who they are declared to be.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are a client of the Insperity\u00ae <strong>HR<\/strong>360 solution and logging in through Insperity Premier, then the user credentials are set on the Premier level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are using a third-party single sign-on, then the user credentials are set within the single sign-on application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To configure&nbsp;authentication&nbsp;settings, click the Settings button in the General Administration section, and then click the&nbsp;Authentication&nbsp;button. Use the options in this section to establish settings that fit your company\u2019s user&nbsp;authentication&nbsp;policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These options include allowing users to change their passwords periodically or use password aging to force users to change their passwords after a specific time has elapsed. &nbsp;In addition, you can require passwords to be more complex by setting a minimum length and a combination of alpha, numeric, and special characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/help.insperity.com\/bps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/image-22.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.insperity.com\/bps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/image-22.png 585w, https:\/\/help.insperity.com\/bps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/image-22-292x300.png 292w, https:\/\/help.insperity.com\/bps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/image-22-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/help.insperity.com\/bps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/image-22-58x60.png 58w, https:\/\/help.insperity.com\/bps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/image-22-97x100.png 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To set&nbsp;Authentication&nbsp;options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Choose when&nbsp;users are required to change their password. &nbsp;Using the&nbsp;<strong>Days Before Password Expires<\/strong>&nbsp;drop-down menu, you can choose how long (in days) a password is remembered in the system. &nbsp;The options available are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>30<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>60<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>90<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>120<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Never (passwords are never required to be changed)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Use the&nbsp;<strong>Password History<\/strong>&nbsp;drop-down to set the number of unique passwords that you need to create before you can repeat a password. For example, setting this to 3 means that you would have to reset your password three times before being allowed to use your original password again. By default, this is set to&nbsp;<strong>None<\/strong>, allowing&nbsp;you to reuse old passwords without creating a new, unique password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Choose whether to&nbsp;<strong>Enforce Password Complexity Rules. &nbsp;<\/strong>Checking the box requires passwords to meet certain criteria. Use the selection options to choose the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Minimum English Characters (a-z, A-Z)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minimum Numeric Characters (0-9)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minimum Special Characters (!,$,%,#, etc)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minimum Password Length (must be equal to or greater than the total of the previous three options)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Click&nbsp;<strong>Save<\/strong>&nbsp;to save the&nbsp;Authentication&nbsp;settings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authentication&nbsp;is the process of determining whether someone is who they are declared to be. If you are a client of the Insperity\u00ae HR360 solution and logging in through Insperity Premier, then the user credentials are set on the Premier level. 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