Chapter 7: Using the SafeWord 2008 Management Console
Setting up the SafeWord 2008 Management Console
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Changing the default administrator password
The default login password (“administrator”) is the same for all SafeWord
installations, and you should change the default password to a newer, more
lengthy one and keep that password locked in a safe place.
Important: Do not change the default administrator password until you have
logged out and successfully logged back in under your primary working account.
To assign fixed password, do the following:
1
Right-click the default Administrator account, and select
Edit
.
2
In the
Edit User: ADMINISTRATOR
window, click the
Authenticators
tab,
highlight the existing fixed password, and click the
Properties
button.
3
Clear the
User must change password...
checkbox so you are not forced
to change passwords again at the next login.
Note: Typically, you would only check this box when you are assigning a fixed
password to a user OTHER than yourself.
4
Enter a new password in the
Fixed
Password
field, then re-enter in the
Confirm Password
field.
Use a lengthy and difficult password that is not easily hacked or guessed.
Note:
The available default profiles are fixed and Emergency. Table 6 lists the
attributes of the two default password profiles.
Table 6:
Default fixed password profile attributes
Tip: You can modify the default fixed password profile settings at any time, or
create a new fixed password profile with different settings.
5
Click
OK
to finish, then click
OK
in the Edit User window to return to the
Console.
6
Log off and then log back on using your new system administrator name
and fixed password.
Fixed password
profile name
Strength
Minimum
password
length
Minimum
password
Age
No. of
warning
days
fixed
5
4
Never expires
N/A
Emergency (see note)
20
12
3 days
3
Note: The Emergency fixed password profile should only be used by
administrators or helpdesk staff to temporarily assign a fixed password when a
user has lost or otherwise compromised their hardware authenticator.
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