PortSight Secure Access Documentation

Catalog Settings

 

Here you can edit general catalog settings, such as password policy or administrator's e-mail. The following table contains all standard catalog properties used by Secure Access.

 

Please note that Password Policy settings apply only for the forms authentication, not for the Windows NT authentication.

 

If you want to read or modify catalog settings from your code use the "ARConnection.GetCatalogObject" method and then read or set the value using the "GetPropertyValue" or "SetPropertyValue" method.

 

Standard Catalog Properties

 

Property Name Property Alias Description Sample Value

Administrator's e-mail address

ar_AdminEmail

This e-mail address is used for sending forgotten passwords. Use "Admin name <admin@domain.com>" format.

Support <support@portsight.com>

Allow User Registration On the Logon Page

ar_AllowUserRegistration

Indicates if the registration link is shown on the Secure Access logon page. It's applicable for the forms authentication only. (0 = no, 1 = yes)

0

Default Password Encryption (plaintext/md5/sha1/aes256)

ar_DefaultPasswordEncryption

Default encryption type that will be used for storing passwords. It will be selected in the dropdown lists by default, but you can change it. Use one of the following values: plaintext, md5 hash (encrypted), sha1 hash (encrypted) or aes256 (Rijndael encryption).

plaintext

Log all changes

ar_LogAllChanges

Log all changes in the PortSight Secure Access catalog. It's used in the PortSight Secure Access user interface only. (0 = no, 1 = yes)

1

Password Policy - Minimal count of capital characters in the password

ar_PasswordPolicyMinimalCapitals

Minimal number of capital characters in the password.

1

Password Policy - Minimal count of numerals in the password

ar_PasswordPolicyMinimalNumbers

Minimal count of numerals in the password.

1

Password Policy - Minimal count of special characters in the password

ar_PasswordPolicyMinimalSpecialChars

Minimal number of non-alphanumerical characters (such as @*&; etc.) in the password.

2

Password Policy - Minimal Password Length

ar_PasswordPolicyMinimalLength

Minimal password length in number of characters.

6

Password Policy - Users can change their expired password

ar_PasswordPolicyUsersCanChangeExpiredPassword

Indicates if users can change their expired password. This influences the behavior of the logon form. (0 = no, 1 = yes)

1

PasswordPolicy - Password expiration period

ar_PasswordExpiresAfterDays

Number of days after that the changed password expires. Enter number or leave it blank for password that never expires.

30

Preferred page size

ar_PreferredPageSize

Preferred number of lines shown in the Secure Access tables in the user interface.

15

Send Password When Creating or Changing ar_SendPasswordChecked Indicates if the check box "Send Password" should be checked by default. (0 = no, 1 = yes) 1

SMTP Server Address

ar_SmtpServer

Address of the SMTP server that will be used for sending forgotten passwords.

smtp.mydomain.com

Store logon attempts in auditing log

ar_StoreLogonAttemptsInAuditingLog

All logon attempts (both successful and unsuccessful) are stored in auditing log. (0 = no, 1 = yes)

1