Authentication (macOS)
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:
Complexity Requirements
| Repeating, Ascending, and Descending Values in Password | Allows the user to create a password that contains repeating, ascending, and descending values, such as 1234, or 1111. |
| Minimum Password Length | Select the minimum number of characters a password must have. |
| Enforce Complex Passwords by Including the Following | Select this option to set the level of password complexity you want to enforce. |
History
| Password Expiry | Select this option to enable password expiry. |
| Expire Password in | Enter the number of days before a password expires. |
| Unique Password Before Reuse | Select this option to set the number of unique passwords before reusing an old password. |
| Number of Unique Passwords Before Reuse | Enter the number of unique passwords before reusing an old password. |
Enforcement
| Inactivity Duration Before Screen Saver Is On (Auto Lock) | The number of minutes of inactivity on the device before the screen saver is activated. |
| Screen Saver/Sleep Duration Before Password Is Required | The length of time a device is in screen saver or sleep before requiring the user to enter their password. |
| Number of Failed Attempts Before User Is Locked | The number of incorrect password attempts that is allowed before the device is locked. |