SSM Option 6 - Define Password Definitions

This option allows you to define and update user and account password definitions.

On selecting Option 6 on the SSM screen, the following prompt appears:

"U" for user password definitions; "A" for account password definitions

• If you enter U, the USER PASSWORD DEFINITION FILE MAINTENANCE screen is displayed.

• If you enter A, the ACCOUNT PASSWORD DEFINITION FILE MAINTENANCE screen is displayed.

The appearance of the two screens is similar, but not identical.

User password definitions

The PASSWORD DEFINITION screen for user password definitions is:

                   USER PASSWORD DEFINITION FILE MAINTENANCE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
User Password Definition ID >

 1) Min password length         =             2) Max password length         =

 3) Min num of upper case chars =             4) Min num of lower case chars =
 5) Min num of alpha chars      =             6) Min num of numeric chars    =
 7) Min num of symbol chars     =             8) Min num of character tests  =

 9) Definition case sensitivity =
10) Exclude USER id             =            11) Exclude USER desc words     =
12) Excluded chars              =            13) Max num of repeated chars   =
14) Max num of ascending chars  =            15) Max num of descending chars =

16) Password verb prompt str    =

Enter password definition id.
Or 'CR' to exit, '?' for list, 'D' for default or '*' for current)

At the Password Definition ID > prompt, do one of the following:

• Enter the ID of a password definition to create or update.

• Enter ? to list the defined definitions.

• Enter D to update the default definition.

• Enter * to update the current definition.

• Press RETURN to return to the SSM screen.

The cursor waits at the prompt until you respond.

• If you specify an existing definition, SSM reads the definition from the PW.DEFINITIONS file and shows it.

• If you specify an ID that is not on file, SSM notes that "definition-id is a new ID" and prompts as follows:

  Enter an existing ID to use as a template;
  Or 'CR' to exit, '?' for list, 'D' for default or '*' for current)
  ID =
  

  At the ID = prompt, do one of the following:

  • Enter the ID of a password definition to use as a template. This can save you having to enter much of the definition again.

  • Enter ? to list the defined definitions.

  • Enter D to use the default definition as the template.

  • Enter * to use the current definition as the template.

    If there is no current definition you are told "Current definition not defined" and re-prompted for a template.

  • Press RETURN to abandon the new password definition return to the SSM screen.

Account password definitions

The PASSWORD DEFINITION screen for account password definitions is:

                ACCOUNT PASSWORD DEFINITION FILE MAINTENANCE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account Password Definition ID >

 1) Min password length         =             2) Max password length         =

 3) Min num of upper case chars =             4) Min num of lower case chars =
 5) Min num of alpha chars      =             6) Min num of numeric chars    =
 7) Min num of symbol chars     =             8) Min num of character tests  =

 9) Definition case sensitivity =
10) Exclude ACCOUNT id          =
11) Excluded chars              =            12) Max num of repeated chars   =
13) Max num of ascending chars  =            14) Max num of descending chars =

15) Password verb prompt str    =

Enter password definition id.
Or 'CR' to exit, '?' for list, 'D' for default or '*' for current)

At the Password Definition ID > prompt, do one of the following:

• Enter the ID of a password definition to create or update. This should be the same name as the account.

• Enter ? to list the defined definitions.

• Enter D to update the default definition.

• Enter * to update the current definition.

• Press RETURN to return to the SSM screen.

The cursor waits at the prompt until you respond.

• If you specify an existing definition, SSM reads the definition from the PW.DEFINITIONS file and shows it.

• If you specify an ID that is not on file, SSM notes that "definition-id is a new ID" and prompts as follows:

  (CR) to create a definition, "S" to create a Synonym:

  Press Return if you want to create an entirely new definition. Alternatively, enter S if this new definition is to be a pointer to an existing definition.

• If you are creating a synonym definition, SSM prompts as follows:

  Enter existing ID for synonym to reference;
  Or 'CR' to exit, '?' for list, 'D' for default or '*' for current)
  ID =

  At the ID = prompt, do one of the following:

  • Enter the ID of the password definition to which this new definition will point (the target).

  • Enter ? to list the defined definitions.

  • Enter D to use the default definition as the target.

  • Enter * to use the current definition as the target.

    If there is no current definition you are told "Current definition not defined" and re-prompted for a target.

  • Press RETURN to abandon the new password definition return to the SSM screen.

PW.DEFINITIONS file maintenance options

Note that the Exclude USER desc words option is not applicable to account passwords, so the option numbers differ between the two screens.