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Authentication

As an administrator, you can adjust authentication settings in .

Setting SSO for authentication

  1. Click the Gear icon on the Main Navigation Bar to open the Site Administration menu and select Site Settings.
  2. In the Site Settings window, scroll down to Authentication.
  3. Check Permit authentication via the REMOTE_USER http header to enable user authentication with the login credentials and log users in automatically.
    • In CML, this SSO option is enabled by default.
    • In CDW, this SSO option is enabled by default.

Setting password requirements

For password control, you can specify the following requirements:

  • Minimum password length
    Specify the minimum number of characters for a password. The default value is 5.
  • Require that password contains one or more numbers
    Select this option to enforce the rule that the password must contain a numerical value between 0 and 9.
  • Require that password contains one or more symbols
    Select this option to enforce the rule that the password must contain a symbol. Symbols include all characters on the keyboard other than letters or numbers.