Passwords

A password is a string of characters used to authenticate a user's access to a system. A user ID and password are the two elements that grant access to a system.

As an administrator, we can manage user passwords and the passwords that are set for the users used by IBM Security Identity Manager .

• Forgotten password administration
  We can administer and define forgotten password information so users can reset forgotten IBM Security Identity Manager passwords. The information is in the format of questions and answers.
• Password synchronization
  Password synchronization is the process of assigning and maintaining one password for all individual accounts that a user owns. Password synchronization reduces the number of passwords that a user must remember.
• Password strength rules
  A password strength rule is a rule or requirement to which a password must conform. For example, password strength rules might specify that the minimum number of characters of a password must be five. The rules might specify that the maximum number of characters must be 10.

Parent topic: People overview