NF1.0 User Locking

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Feature: User Locking

Goal: Security

Sponsor: Trek Global

Description:

This new feature allows to implement user locking on some events:

  • Maximum account locking in minutes
  • Maximum inactive period in days
  • Maximum number of login attempts
  • Maximum password age in days

These parameters are configured in "System Configurator" window

  • USER_LOCKING_MAX_ACCOUNT_LOCK_MINUTES
  • USER_LOCKING_MAX_INACTIVE_PERIOD_DAY
  • USER_LOCKING_MAX_LOGIN_ATTEMPT
  • USER_LOCKING_MAX_PASSWORD_AGE_DAY

Maximum Login Attempts

How to configure the system to lock the user account at the third failed attempt login:

1. In "System Configuration" window, find record "USER_LOCKING_MAX_LOGIN_ATTEMPT".

2. Set value for field "Configured Value".

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* at the third failed attempt, the user account will be locked

3. Log out.

Login with another user, use password or user incorrect.

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Try to log in for the fourth time and the system will ask you to contact your system administrator to unlock user's account.

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Log in with "GardenAdmin". Use the "Reset Locked Account" process to unlock the user account.

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* Now the user will be able to log in.

Maximum Password Age

How to configure the system to lock the user account using maximum password age in days:

1. In "System Configuration" window, find record "USER_LOCKING_MAX_PASSWORD_AGE_DAY".

2. Set value for field "Configured Value".

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3. Log out.

Log in with another user. Where value of "Date Password Changed" is more than 30 days ago, in "User" window.

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Will be directed to change password screen.

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Maximum Inactive Period

How to configure the system to lock the user account using maximum inactive period in days:

1. In "System Configuration" window, find record "USER_LOCKING_MAX_INACTIVE_PERIOD_DAY".

2. Set value for field "Configured Value".

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3. Log out.

Log in with another user. Where value of "Date Last Login" is more than 10 days ago, in "User" window.

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* Remember to use the "Reset Locked Account" process  to unlock the user account

Technical Info: IDEMPIERE-373

See also Warning on Password Expiration

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