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  • 31 Jan 2025
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Enforce Password Policies

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Whatfix follows industry best practices to assure customer account security. The default password policy enforces a minimum of 8 characters. However, we also support those businesses that wish to implement a password policy that is more aligned with their organization's security standards. In this section, we have explained the different password policies we can configure:

Note:

To activate password policies for your Whatfix account, contact support@whatfix.com.

Info:

Policies are enforced through all login touch points (Dashboard and website).

Policy Description
Password Length Minimum/Maximum : 1/100 characters
Password Composition Alphanumeric indicators:
  • Upper Case
  • Lower Case
  • Number
  • Any Special Character
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    Password Expiry
  • No notifications are sent to the user prior to the expiration of the password.
  • Once the password expires, a password expiry message along with information about a password reset link will be sent by email.
  • Minimum/Maximum - 90/365 days
    		•
    Password Retention Define how many recent historical passwords should not be reused. If the number is set to 4, then the new password cannot be one of the last 4 passwords that were used.
    Login Failure
  • Once you cross the login failure threshold, the account is LOCKED.
  • Once locked, you will receive an email with instructions to unlock your account.
    Note

    For more information, see How can I unlock my Whatfix account?

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