Apricot Security - One Time Password
See Also
IPB 1018 - IPB 1027 - IPB 1034 - IPB 1039 - IPB 1041
IPB 1043 - IPB 2056 - IPB 4005 - IPB 4013
- IPB 1020
A new feature has been introduced into the Apricot Security Pack called
ONE TIME PASSWORD. This feature will only be seen where both the following hardware and
software criteria are satisfied.
Security Software revision: 9.3 or greater
ROM BIOS date:
| LS 386SX-16/20 (LANstation) |
20/10/92 or later |
| All MCA Systems |
20/10/92 or later |
| AdLOC Cards |
22/10/92 or later |
| LS Pro / XEN-LS II |
22/12/92 or later |
One time Password provides an enhancement to security
access control, ensuring that password integrity is not jeopardised, by forcing all users
to enter a new password the first time they log on.
When the master programs any new user (this includes the initial master
user and all subsequent user classifications), then after they enter the password and it
appears as asterisks in the password field, a window will display the following message:
New password accepted. This password will only be valid for one
logon at which time it must be preceded by a '+' key. The user will then have to supply a
new password for future use.
Security may then be configured as normal.
The first time any user who has access to the system
attempts to log on, however, their password must be preceded with a '+' else their logon
will be rejected with the message "invalid logon".
When a '+' is entered before the password during the first logon, the
security system will prompt the user to enter a new password; this new password may then
be used for all subsequent logons without a preceding '+' sign.
This feature ensures that even in cases where users to not program their
own access control, once they have logged on successfully, their password is known only to
themselves, and not even to the master user who programmed their security.
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