---
title: "Defining User Password Settings"
slug: "defining-user-password-settings"
description: "You can specify a password policy for users (Root and all sub-users). These are rules that define the type of password users can set."
tags: ["Apply Password Policy", "User Password Settings"]
updated: 2026-01-07T17:18:24Z
published: 2026-01-07T17:18:24Z
---

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# Defining User Password Settings

You can specify a password policy for users (Root and all sub-users). These are rules that define the type of password users can set.

1. Click ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-1698872569384.png) on the Users page.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-1718974500060.png)

The User Password Settings panel is displayed. These settings will apply to Root and all sub-users.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-1718974561450.png)
2. Apply password settings.

When a setting is enabled, the slide option is purple: ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-1718974662565.png) When a setting is disabled, the slide option is gray: ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-1698704496589.png)

The following is an overview of the settings you can apply to user passwords.

| **Setting** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| Minimum Password Length | Enter the minimum number of characters the user must enter for the password. This value must be between 8 and 128. |
| Prevent password reuse | Enter the number of times the password can be reused. |
| Number of failed login attempts before user lock-out (default 5) | Enter the number of times a user can fail to enter the correct password before being locked out of the login. |
| Number of minutes to lockout user (default 5) | Enter the number of minutes that a user will be locked out after login attempt failures. |
| Auto-expire password after days (default 0=never) | Enter the number of days after which a password will expire. |
| Inactivity days after which sub-users will be inactivated (default 0-never) | Enter the number of days after which a sub-user account will be inactivated automatically if it is idle for the specified number of days. Enter 0 if the account should *not*be inactivated, no matter how long it is idle. |
| Require at least one uppercase letter | Enable to require the user to enter a password that includes at least one uppercase letter. |
| Require at least one lowercase letter | Enable to require the user to enter a password that includes at least one lowercase letter. |
| Require at least one number | Enable to require the user to enter a password that includes at least one number. |
| Require at least one non-alphanumeric character | Enable to require the user to enter a password that includes at least one non-alphanumeric character. |
| Allow users to change their own password | Enable to allow the user to change the password. If this setting is not enabled, only the Root User can change the user password. |
| Prohibit passwords made up of single dictionary words or common names | Enable to prohibit the password from consisting of a single dictionary word or a combination of names. |
3. After changing password settings, click **Apply Password Policy**.

## Related

- [Reviewing the Users Panel](/reviewing-the-users-panel.md)
- [Searching for a User](/searching-a-user.md)
- [Reviewing Details and Editing an Existing User](/reviewing-details-and-editing-an-existing-user.md)
- [Signing in as a New User](/signing-in-as-a-new-user.md)
- [Users in Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage](/users-1.md)