Black Box ET0010A User Manual
Configuring EncrypTight User Authentication
EncrypTight User Guide
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Login preferences
To set login preferences:
1 From the Edit menu, click Preferences.
2 In the Preferences window, expand the ETEMS tree and click Login.
3 In the Login area, configure the preferences. The options are described in the rest of this section.
4 Click Apply and then click OK.
1 From the Edit menu, click Preferences.
2 In the Preferences window, expand the ETEMS tree and click Login.
3 In the Login area, configure the preferences. The options are described in the rest of this section.
4 Click Apply and then click OK.
Password Authentication and Expiration
User authentication is enabled by default. When authentication is enabled, the default password expiration
period is set to zero, which means “do not expire.”
period is set to zero, which means “do not expire.”
When using a finite password expiration period, the expiration date is set to the current date plus the
number of expiration days. When the specified number of days elapses, the application notifies the
EncrypTight user of the expiration and asks for an updated password. The password expiration field
accepts values from 0–999999999.
number of expiration days. When the specified number of days elapses, the application notifies the
EncrypTight user of the expiration and asks for an updated password. The password expiration field
accepts values from 0–999999999.
Login Session Inactivity Timer
The login session inactivity timer lets you set a session timer for the EncrypTight software. When the
time is set, the application is closed if no user activity is detected in the EncrypTight software in a
specified amount of time.
The login session inactivity timer lets you set a session timer for the EncrypTight software. When the
time is set, the application is closed if no user activity is detected in the EncrypTight software in a
specified amount of time.
As the timer approaches expiration, EncrypTight presents a warning message. If the message is
acknowledged, the session timer resets. If the message is not acknowledged, the session terminates.
acknowledged, the session timer resets. If the message is not acknowledged, the session terminates.
The timer is set to zero by default, which means that the session does not expire. The inactivity timer is
specified in minutes, with valid values ranging from 0–10,080 minutes (168 hours).
specified in minutes, with valid values ranging from 0–10,080 minutes (168 hours).
The timer does not affect the local ETKMS, which continues to run regardless of whether the
EncrypTight application is open.
EncrypTight application is open.
Common Access Card Authentication
The administrator can also require that EncrypTight use a Common Access Card. When this is enabled,
users must possess a Common Access Card to access the system and insert the card into the reader before
they start EncrypTight. When EncrypTight opens:
users must possess a Common Access Card to access the system and insert the card into the reader before
they start EncrypTight. When EncrypTight opens:
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You are prompted for your EncrypTight user name.
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The software for the CAC reader will prompt you for your PIN.
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If user authentication is also enabled (the default setting), you are prompted for your EncrypTight user
account password.
account password.