Passwords

Strength of a password

The strength of a password in BizzStream must have at least 8 characters and have at least 3 out of 4 characteristics:

• 1 lower case letter,
• 1 upper case letter,
• 1 number,
• 1 special character

For example: kcG!?s9C is considered a strong password.

Users cannot re-use an old password for 10 times.

Changing your own password

As a user I can change my own password by taking the following steps:

1. Go to the profile page
2. Click on Change Your Password?
3. Fill in the old and new passwords in the following form.
4. Click on Save.
5. You will receive an email to confirm that your password has been changed.

Resetting a user's passwords as an admin

As an admin I can reset a user's password by taking the following steps:

1. Go to Settings and select Users .
2. Select a user
3. Click the Reset password button, you will see a confirmation message.

Note

• You cannot reset your own password.
• External users cannot change their password, nor see the 'change password' element in the profile.
• You cannot reset passwords of users that are part of an external system.
• A token in a enrollment email is valid for 30 days.
• A token in a reset password emails is valid for 3 days.
• A token is invalidated when a newer token is send.