Blackberry PRD-10459-016 User Guide - Page 272

Administration Guide Changing the security settings of the BlackBerry Administration Service and BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager Changing password settings for BlackBerry Administration Service authentication If you use BlackBerry Administration Service authentication in your organization's environment, you can change the minimum password length and the number of days until passwords expire to meet the requirements of your organization's security policies. By default, the minimum password length is four characters and a password expires after 365 days. If you set the password expiry to 0, passwords do not expire. If you change the minimum password length, administrators who have passwords that do not meet the new minimum length are not required to change the passwords until the passwords expire. If you change the password expiry to a shorter period, administrators who are logged in with passwords that are older than the new expiry remain logged in and are required to change the password at the next log in. The password for the BlackBerry Administration Service administrator account that was created when the BlackBerry Device Service was installed does not expire unless it is changed. Change password settings for BlackBerry Administration Service authentication 1. In the BlackBerry Administration Service, on the Servers and components menu, click BlackBerry Solution topology > BlackBerry Domain > Component view. 2. Click BlackBerry Administration Service. 3. Click Edit component. 4. In the Security settings section, change the minimum password length and number of days until the password expires. 5. Click Save all. 272