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*The Web Alias should be set before other [[User|users]] begin to use the system.
 
*The Web Alias should be set before other [[User|users]] begin to use the system.
*If a [[User|user]] sets their home page to a page referenced by the numeric [[Alias|alias]] and the [[Alias|alias]] is changed, the [[User|user]] will get an invalid session error when the system attempts to display that page during the login process.
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*If the [[Alias|alias]] is changed, any [[User|users]] attempting to access [[SmartSimple]] using the old alias will get an invalid session error when they attempt to login.
''For security reasons, [[SmartSimple]] will never display if an [[Alias|alias]] is not valid when you try to log in.''
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''For security reasons, [[SmartSimple]] will never indicate whether or not an [[Alias|alias]] is valid when you try to log in.''
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Global Settings]][[Category:Security]][[Category:System Auditing]]
 
[[Category:Global Settings]][[Category:Security]][[Category:System Auditing]]

Revision as of 10:50, 22 May 2009

These setting are used to control system security.

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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.

Lock System Configurations

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.

Web Alias

The web alias defines the prefix to your copy of SmartSimple

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  • The Web Alias should be set before other users begin to use the system.
  • If the alias is changed, any users attempting to access SmartSimple using the old alias will get an invalid session error when they attempt to login.

For security reasons, SmartSimple will never indicate whether or not an alias is valid when you try to log in.