[Password Rules Setting]
Overview
Set the password rules.
Password rules place a restriction on the number of characters to set a stricter password than usual for this system.
NOTICE
The following setting is required to use this function.
- Change the default administrator password to another one.
Reference
- For more details about changing the administrator password, refer to [Administrator Password].
What Is Password Complexity?
The complexity of [Password Rules Setting] changes the password strictness that can be set.
In [Complexity 1], the following passwords are prohibited.
Password consists of the same string
Password contains fewer than the number of characters set in [Set Minimum Password Length]
Password is the same as the previous one when resetting
Password is the same as the default
In [Complexity 2], the following passwords are prohibited.
[Complexity 1] item
Password that does not use 3 types of characters: uppercase characters, lowercase characters, numbers, and symbols
Password that is the same as the user name
Password that includes the string registered in [Prohibited Words]
Password Rules List ([Complexity 1])
This table shows the types ("Function" column) of passwords targeted for the password rules, restrictions applied when [Password Rules Setting] is enabled for each password, and the scope of application.
Alphabet characters are case-sensitive. Only single-byte symbols are available.
Function | Target | Prohibited contents | Scope of application | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fewer than 8 characters | Use of the same string | Less than the minimum number of characters | Same string as the previous one | |||
Administrator password | Machine | . | . | . | . | At change of password, or authentication Available character types: Alphabet characters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, symbols, and double quotation marks |
User password | Machine | e* | .* | . | . | At authentication, print data receiving, registration, or change Available character types: Alphabet characters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, symbols, and spaces |
Account password* | Machine | e | e | e | e | At authentication, print data receiving, registration, or change Available character types: Alphabet characters (uppercase and lowercase) and numbers |
Folder password for HDD Store | Machine | e | e | e | e | It is not possible to create a folder without a password. Authentication is required to expand a folder. Available character types: Alphabet characters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, symbols, and spaces |
Password to be set for a hold job or HDD store job | Machine | e | e | e | e | It is not possible to store or operate a job outside the password rules. |
Box password to be set for a copy or scan job | Machine | e | e | e | e | At box reference, or at box registration |
Password to be set for a secure job (secure folder) | Image Controller | . | . | e | e | At creation or reference of secure folder |
User Box registration password for Scan Setting | Fiery color server | e | e | e | e | At box reference, or at box registration |
User Box registration password for Scan Setting | KM Controller | . | . | e | e | At box reference, or at box registration |
Each password for SNMP Setting | KM Controller | . | . | e | e | At registration, change, or reference |
Password for WebDAV server setting | Image Controller | . | . | e | e | At registration, change, or reference |
*: Whether the password rules are applied to user passwords and account passwords varies depending on the combination of enabled/disabled [User Authentication Settings] and [Account Track Settings]. The following table shows the application pattern for each setting.
"-": Not supported.
[User Authentication Settings] | [Account Track Settings] | User password | Account password | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Disabled | Disabled | e | e | Non-authenticated printing and public users are not subject to the password rules. |
Enabled | e | . | - | |
Internal authentication | Disabled | . | e | - |
Enabled | . | . | - | |
External authentication | Disabled | .*1 | e | - |
Enabled*2 | . | . | - | |
Intermediate authentication*2 | Disabled | e | e | Not subject to the password rules because the intermediate authentication server performs password management and a print job cannot acquire the password. |
Enabled | - | - | The intermediate authentication is not compatible with [Account Track], so it cannot be set. |
*1: Control panel only for the Fiery color server.
*2: Cannot be set for the Fiery color server.
NOTICE
- For details about the Image Controller, refer to Types of Image Controller.
Password Rules List ([Complexity 2])
This table shows the types ("Function" column) of passwords targeted for the password rules and the restrictions applied when [Password Rules Setting] is enabled for each password.
Alphabet characters are case-sensitive. Only single-byte symbols are available.
Function | Target | Prohibited contents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fewer than 3 character types | Easy-to-associate words | Administrator prohibited words | ||
Administrator password | Machine | . | e | e |
User password | Machine | . | . | . |
Account password | Machine | e | e | e |
Folder password for HDD Store | Machine | e | e | e |
Password to be set for a hold job or HDD store job | Machine | e | e | e |
Box password to be set for a copy or scan job | Machine | e | e | e |
Password to be set for a secure job (secure folder) | Image Controller | e | e | e |
User Box registration password for Scan Setting | Fiery color server | e | e | e |
User Box registration password for Scan Setting | KM Controller | e | e | e |
Each password for SNMP Setting | KM Controller | e | e | e |
Password for WebDAV server setting | Image Controller | e | e | e |
Setting Procedure
1
Select [Complexity 1] or [Complexity 2] in [Password Rules Setting].
2
Enter a number in [Set Minimum Password Length] using the keypad on the screen.
Range: 8 to 64
As the number of specified characters increases, security enhancement increases. Set the administrator password of which the number of characters is larger than the minimum number of characters in advance.
3
If [Password Rules Setting] is set to [Complexity 2], press [Register] of [Prohibited Words].
4
Press the blank to register the character string and enter the character string you want to prohibit.
5
Press [Close].
6
Press [OK].
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