Assign a Password Authenticator

You can assign passwords to users. Before assigning passwords to users, Manage Password Settings as required.

Note: If Create Default Password is selected in the Manage General Authenticator Settings, a new user is automatically assigned a password authenticator by default.

  1. Click Main Menu > Members > Users. The Users List page appears.
  2. Click the UserID. The User Details page appears.
  3. Click the Authenticators tab. The Authenticators page appears.
  4. Click Add and select Password from the drop-down list. The Edit Password Settings dialog box appears.
  5. Set the new password using one of the following methods:
    • Select Automatic Password Generation to have a random, computer-generated password assigned to the user.

      Note: Automatic Password Generation is disabled if the user does not have an email address.

  6. In the Enter the user password field, enter the password to assign to the user and click Confirm Password.

    Note: The password must meet the Password Rules.

  7. Set Password Lifetime. The options are:
    • Default Password Lifetime Password expires based on the Lifetime Days setting in Authenticator Password Settings (Refer to Manage Password Settings)
    • Password Never Expires
    • Set Password Expiry Date Set the password to expire on a specific date.
    • Use Existing Expiry Date If you do not select one of the other Password Lifetime options, the default password Expiry Date is used.
  8. If you select Set Password Expiry Date, complete the following steps:
    1. Click Expiry Date. A calendar pop-up appears.
    2. Select the date that you want the password to expire. The user is prompted to enter a new password the next time they log in after the password expires.
    3. Click OK. The date appears in the Expiry Date field.
  9. (Optional) Select Change Is Required on First Usage to prompt the user to change their password at first login.
  10. (Optional) If the user has an email address, select Email Password to User to send the password to the user by email. You cannot disable this option if you select Automatic Password Generation.
  11. Click Save.
  12. (Optional) Edit the Resource Rules for the Administrator user group to use the password as the first factor authenticator.
    1. From the Main Menu , select Administration > Resources > Resource Rules. The Resource Rules page opens.
    2. Click on a portal under Identity as a Service Portal Applications. The Edit Resource Rules page opens.
    3. From the First Factor list, select Password.
    4. To use Password as the only authenticator, clear the check boxes next to all of the authenticators under Second Factors.
    5. Click Submit.