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Password Rules Management

With the introduction of Password Rules Management, PowerSchool now provides PowerSchool administrators the ability to configure various rules that are applicable when Students, Admins and Teachers, and Parents establish and maintain their passwords, including:

  • Password Complexity Rules
  • Password Expiration Rule
  • Password Reuse Rule
  • Account Lockout Rule

Once Password Rules Management is configured, Password Rules Management functionality appears throughout the PowerSchool SIS Admin portal, the PowerSchool SIS Student and Parent portal, the PowerSchool SIS Teacher portal, and PowerTeacher Administrator.

Upgrading PowerSchool

When upgrading, Password Rules Management is automatically set to the following default values for students, admins and teachers, and parents:

  • Password Complexity Rules (Minimum characters) – Set to 1 for students, admins, and teachers. Set to 6 for parents.
  • Password Complexity Rules (Password contains) – Disabled.
  • Password Expiration Rule – Disabled.
  • Password Reuse Rule – Disabled.
  • Account Lockout Rule – Disabled.

Once you have configured Password Rules Management, subsequent upgrades will preserve your configurations.

Installing PowerSchool

When installing, Password Rules Management is automatically set to the following default values for students, admins and teachers, and parents:

  • Password Complexity Rules (Minimum characters) – Set to 7.
  • Password Complexity Rules (Password contains) – Enabled.
  • Password Expiration Rule – Set to 60 days.
  • Password Reuse Rule – Set to 5.
  • Account Lockout Rule – Set to 5.
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