Difference between revisions of "Login & Security Settings"

Revision as of 14:35, 6 June 2016

These settings are used to control system security.

Password Policy

The Password Policy is used to control the length and complexity of passwords, password expiration and history, the number of retries that the user is allowed, and the lockout time for the account if they exceed the number of retries. Click here for detailed information.

Email & Email Broadcast Security

The Email & Email Broadcast Security settings are used to control which recipients users are allowed to send email and email broadcasts to based on their role. Click here for detailed information.

User Email Templates

The User Email Templates link is used to manage content for the default new user and request password emails. Click here for details.

Instance Lock

The Instance Lock-Down provides the ability to remove access to all settings in your copy of SmartSimple using a global system-lock password. Click here for details on how to use this feature.

Pandora Configurations

Access to security settings for Category:Pandora, the SmartSimple API.

Primary Authentication Controller

The Primary Authentication Controller feature allows this instance of SmartSimple to authenticate users to gain access to a separate instance without having to log in separately (Single Sign-On).

Authentication Member

The Authentication Member feature allows another instance of SmartSimple to authenticate users to gain access to a this instance without having to log in separately (Single Sign-On).

Enable SSL

Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is an industry standard encryption technique that encrypts all the information transmitted between the user’s browser and the SmartSimple server. Click here for more information.

Enable URL Parameter Encryption

This setting will encrypt object IDs such as custom field IDs, userid, companyid, activity. This enhances security by making it impossible to guess URLs.

Enable Logout

The system can be configured to automatically logout the user and store the session end time in the user log whenever the Logout button is clicked, the user navigates to a different website or when the browser is closed.
A confirmation message can also be enabled to confirm that the user will be logged out.

Disable External Login Shortcut

This setting will disable the use of the external login shortcut (exlogin) from the URL.

Suppress Local Administrator Alert

The e-mail notification sent to all current administrators when a new Local Administrator is created can be suppressed.

Disable Session Timeout Alert

If Session Timeout is set, this setting will disable the 30-second alert and login prompt pop-ups.

Web Alias

The web alias defines the prefix to your copy of SmartSimple. Click here for details.

Email Domain

The Email Domain defines the default e-mail domain used when Users log into SmartSimple. More information can be found on this page.

Session Timeout

The Session Timeout controls how long a user can be inactive in their browser before they are automatically logged out by the system. See Session Timeout for more information.