Advanced Options

The Advanced Options tab allows you to set a number of useful organization wide settings.

To access the Advanced Settings:

  1. Navigate to Settings > General.
  2. Click the Advanced Options tab.

  3. The Advanced options are presented. Configure these settings as required, and then click Save.

Settings Descriptions:

  • Minimum password length for Passportal users: Set the minimum number of characters required for a valid password.
  • Session Timeout: The default duration before a Passportal session expires (in minutes). Set to 0 (zero) for no timeout duration.
  • Trusted Location Session Timeout: The duration before a Passportal session expires (in minutes) when on a machine using a Trusted Location (IP address) - For more information on Trusted Locations please see: Trusted Locations.

    • This setting will override the regular session timeout setting for applicable machines.

  • Browser Extension Controls: Set the browser extensions default:
    • Inactivity Timeout (in hours or days).
    • Max Session Length (in hours or days).
    • Force global user timeout policy: If enabled, users will be unable to change or modify their extension timeout options.
    • Force Site users: If enabled, Site admins will not be able to set the Site Policy and Site users will be unable to change or modify their extension timeout options.
  • Login attempts before lockout:  The number of log in attempts a user can make to the organization using the wrong password or Organization Key before that user is locked out.
  • Account Lockout Duration: The duration in which a user cannot access their account after being locked out due to too many failed login attempts.

    • A locked out user can be unlocked by an organization administrator, overriding this lockout duration.

  • Default Temporary Access Duration: The duration of temporary access when granted to a user requesting access to a client, folder or password.
  • Default credential rotation policy: The default rotation (reset) frequency (in days) for passwords with a rotation policy enabled. This can be overridden at the client level.

    • See Credential Rotation for Default Rotation Policy Frequency information.

  • Show Only Custom Credential Types: When enabled, only custom created Credential Types are displayed on the Credential Type list.
  • Hide Unassigned Clients and Folders from Users: When enabled, Users will not see Clients and Folders which they do not have explicit access to either directly or through Security Groups.

  • Display Content Count Beside Categories: When enabled, the number of records for categories are shown in the menu.

  • Show Folder Contents Count Number: When enabled, the records in a folder are shown in the menu.

  • Leading Column on Password List: Select Credential Type to display the Credentials in the first column of the list. Select Description to display the description in the first column of the list.
  • Password Generation Rules: Set the minimum length of generated passwords using the Password Character Length field - Define allowed special characters (symbols) using the Special Character Input field - Tick each of the following selections to define password requirements if required:
    • Include Capitalized Characters.
    • Include Lower Case Characters.
    • Include Numbers.
    • Include Special Characters.
  • Organization Key: Click the eye icon to view the Organization Key or the copy to clip-board icon to copy the organization key to the clip-board.