Password Controls Clause Samples
The Password Controls clause establishes requirements and standards for the creation, use, and management of passwords within a system or organization. Typically, it mandates criteria such as minimum password length, complexity, regular updates, and restrictions on password sharing or reuse. By setting these rules, the clause helps protect sensitive information from unauthorized access and reduces the risk of security breaches caused by weak or compromised passwords.
Password Controls. Those safeguards and precautions shall include the following administrative and technical password controls for all systems used to process or store confidential, personal, or sensitive data.
(A) Passwords must not be:
(1) Shared or written down where they are accessible or recognizable by anyone else; such as taped to computer screens, stored under keyboards, or visible in a work area;
(2) A dictionary word; or
(3) Stored in clear text
(B) Passwords must be:
(1) Eight characters or more in length;
(2) Changed every 90 days;
(3) Changed immediately if revealed or compromised; and
(4) Composed of characters from at least three of the following four groups from the standard keyboard: (i) upper case letters (A-Z); (ii) lowercase letters (a-z); (iii) Arabic numerals (0 through 9); and (iv) non-alphanumeric characters (punctuation symbols).
Password Controls. Auditoria’s current policy for employee password management follows a strict password standard, and as such, our policy is to use longer passwords, with multi-factor authentication but not require frequent changes. The Auditoria Solution supports Single Sign On as well as application based custom authentication. In the case when custom authentication mechanism is leveraged, the Auditoria solution stores Customer passwords in encrypted form.
Password Controls designed to manage and control password strength, and usage including prohibiting users from sharing passwords.Multi Factor Authentication is required for all remote and on-premises access to company systems and data, including email, cloud-based applications, and VPN.
Password Controls. All Contractor's users must be issued a unique user name for accessing LAC-DMH PHI or PII. Username must be promptly disabled, deleted, or the password changed upon the transfer or termination of an employee. Passwords are not to be shared. Passwords must be at least eight characters and must be a non-dictionary word. Passwords must not be stored in readable format on the computer. Passwords must be changed at least every 90 days, preferably every 60 days. Passwords must be changed if revealed or compromised. Passwords must be composed of characters from at least three of the following four groups from the standard keyboard:
1) Upper case letters (A-Z)
2) Lower case letters (a-z)
3) Arabic numerals (0-9)
4) Non-alphanumeric characters (punctuation symbols)
Password Controls. Contractor shall ensure that its password controls meet industry best practices and follow internal policies.