Editing the excluded list for passwords
You can add words to a list of restricted terms to prohibit them from being used in passwords.
NOTE: The restricted list applies globally to all password policies.
To add a term to the restricted list
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In the Designer, select the Base data > Security settings > Password policies category.
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Create a new entry with the Object > New menu item and enter the term you want to exclude from the list.
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Save the changes.
Checking passwords
When you verify a password, all the password policy settings, custom scripts, and the restricted passwords are taken into account.
To verify if a password conforms to the password policy
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In the Manager, select the Oracle E-Business Suite > Basic configuration data > Password policies category.
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In the result list, select the password policy.
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Select the Change main data task.
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Select the Test tab.
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Select the table and object to be tested in Base object for test.
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Enter a password in Enter password to test.
A display next to the password shows whether it is valid or not.
Testing the generation of passwords
When you generate a password, all the password policy settings, custom scripts and the restricted passwords are taken into account.
To generate a password that conforms to the password policy
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In the Manager, select the Oracle E-Business Suite > Basic configuration data > Password policies category.
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In the result list, select the password policy.
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Select the Change main data task.
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Select the Test tab.
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Click Generate.
This generates and displays a password.
Initial password for new E-Business Suite user accounts
You can issue an initial password for a new E-Business Suite user account in the following ways:
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When you create the user account, enter a password in the main data.
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Assign a randomly generated initial password to enter when you create user accounts.
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In the Designer, set the TargetSystem | EBS | Accounts | InitialRandomPassword configuration parameter.
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Apply target system specific password policies and define the character sets that the password must contain.
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Specify which employee will receive the initial password by email.
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