Authentication (Android Classic)

An Authentication configuration enables you to set minimum requirements for password-based user authentication on a device. Do this when you perform the following actions:

Device Administrator Password

Use this section to add an administrator password to the device. You must configure an administrator password before using various security features of SOTI MobiControl. The administrator password turns off security features such as lockdown and application run control, providing unrestricted access to the device.

Password Enter an administrator password for the device that turns off security features such as lockdown or application run control.
Revert to User Mode Reverts the device from Administrator mode to User mode after a defined timeout interval in minutes. Use the slider to define a timeout interval (5-120 minutes). The default value is 30 minutes.

Revert to User Mode setting

Device User Password Policy

Turn on User Password Policy to set complexity requirements and other password policies for the device user.

Note: You must specify a device administrator password before you can configure a user password policy.

Minimum Complexity

Password Quality Select the minimum password quality. Password quality options are listed in order of security strength, from least to most secure. Device users can use any password type option that is more secure than the selected minimum.
  • Biometric (for example: fingerprint, face recognition, iris recognition)
  • Pattern
  • PIN
  • Alphabetic
  • Alphanumeric
Password/PIN Length Select the minimum password or PIN length.
Complex Characters Select the minimum number of complex (non-alphanumeric) characters required.

History

Maximum Password Age Turn on Maximum Password Age to enter the number of days before the user is prompted to enter a new password.
Unique Passwords Before Reuse Turn on Unique Passwords Before Reuse to select the number of unique passwords a user must set before a previous password can be reused.

Policy

Screen Timeout Turn on Screen Timeout to set a maximum inactive time before the screen locks.
Device Authentication Wipe Policy Turn on Device Authentication Wipe Policy to select the number of times that an incorrect password can be entered before the device is automatically wiped.
Common Access Card (CAC) Authentication Select this option to use Common Access Card (CAC) authentication.