Password Maintenance Suggestions¶
User identity authentication is a must for accessing the application system. The complexity and validity period of user accounts and passwords must meet customers' security requirements.
The password maintenance suggestions are as follows:
Dedicated personnel must be arranged to manage the OS password.
The passwords must meet the complexity requirements, such as minimum password length or character types.
Passwords must be encrypted before transfer. Generally, do not transfer passwords using emails.
Passwords must be encrypted in configuration files.
Enterprise users need to change the passwords when the system is handed over.
Passwords must be periodically changed.