Managing Passwords by Using Password Policies

Using Password Policies, you can increase security by setting rules for how users create their passwords. You can also decrease help desk costs by providing users with self-service options for forgotten passwords and for resetting passwords.

In this section:

• Overview of Password Policy Features
• Planning for Password Policies
• Prerequisites for Using Password Policies
• Creating Password Policies
• Assigning Password Policies to Users
• Finding Out Which Policy a User Has
• Setting A User's Password
• Creating or Editing Challenge Sets
• Configuring Notification for Password Features
• Preventing Legacy Novell Clients from Changing Passwords
• Troubleshooting Password Policies

For information on Forgotten Password Self-Service and Reset Password Self-Service, see Password Self-Service.