Cisco Cisco Content Security Management Appliance M1070 Mode D'Emploi
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AsyncOS 9.1 for Cisco Content Security Management Appliances User Guide
Chapter 13 Distributing Administrative Tasks
About Authenticating Administrative Users
Requiring Users to Change Passwords on Demand
To require all or selected users to change their passwords at any time on an ad-hoc basis, perform the
steps in this procedure. This is a one-time action.
steps in this procedure. This is a one-time action.
To automate a periodic requirement for changing passwords, use the Password Reset option described in
Procedure
Step 1
Choose Management Appliance > System Administration > Users.
Step 2
In the Users section, select the check boxes beside the users who will be required to change passwords .
Step 3
Select Enforce Password Changes.
Step 4
Select options.
The global setting for the grace period is configured in Local User Account & Password Settings.
Step 5
Click OK.
Locking and Unlocking Local User Accounts
Locking a user account prevents a local user from logging into the appliance. A user account can be
locked in one of the following ways:
locked in one of the following ways:
•
You can configure all local user accounts to lock after users fail to log in successfully after a
configured number of attempts. See
configured number of attempts. See
•
Administrators can manually lock user accounts. See
.
AsyncOS displays the reason why the user account was locked when you view the user account on the
Edit User page.
Edit User page.
Locking User Accounts Manually
Procedure
Step 1
First time only: Set up the appliance to enable user account locking:
a.
Go to Management Appliance > System Administration > Users.
b.
In the Local User Account & Password Settings section, click Edit Settings.
c.
Select the checkbox to Display Locked Account Message if Administrator has manually locked
a user account and enter your message.
a user account and enter your message.
d.
Submit the change.
Step 2
Go to Management Appliance > System Administration > Users and click the user name.
Note
Step 3
Click Lock Account.