Staff Portal

Requiring users to create stronger passwords

All passwords must contain at least eight characters, and they must contain one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number, and one special character (such as @, #, or $). You can set additional requirements and specify words or character strings that cannot be used in passwords.
  1. In the Admin tab of the navigation pane, click the
    Settings
     link in the DT Staff Portal section.
    note
    If you don’t see this link, you don’t have access to this area.
  2. Click the Configure button for Password Requirements.
  3. In the Minimum Number of Characters section, select the minimum number of characters that each password must contain.
  4. In the Strength section, mark checkboxes to require users to create passwords that do not include their login or names.
    note
    • When you mark the
      Cannot contain the user’s login
       checkbox and users attempt to enter passwords that include character strings that appear in their logins, DT Firm Portal will reject the passwords.
    • When you mark the
      Cannot contain the user’s first name or last name
       checkbox and users attempt to enter passwords that include their first names or last names, DT Firm Portal will reject the passwords. (DT Firm Portal determines a user’s first name and last name from the entries in the
      First Name
       field and the
      Last Name
       field in the DT Client Portal Users screen or the DT Staff Portal Users screen.)
  5. Click Enter.
  6. In the Settings screen, click the Configure button for Password Exclusions. DT Firm Portal will reject any password that matches a character string that you enter in this dialog.
  7. Enter any words or character strings that you do not want users to include in passwords (for example: Password1). Enter one character string per line.
  8. Click Enter.
The next time DT Client Portal or DT Staff Portal users log in to their portals, they will be required to update their passwords to meet the new requirements.

This article applies to:

  • Product: dt-virtual-office