1.7 Password (PIN)

The Password (PIN) authenticator is a password stored in the Advanced Authentication appliance, that is not connected to your corporate directory. This could be a PIN or simple password.

To enroll a password (PIN) click the Password (PIN) icon.

Then follow the steps below:

  1. You can specify an optional comment in Comment field.

  2. Select the required category from the Category list.

  3. Enter a Password (PIN) and its Confirmation in the appropriate fields. The password (PIN) must be not less 5 characters (by default, it may be changed by your system administrator).

  4. Click Save button. You will see a message Authenticator "Password(PIN)" added.

To test the authenticator follow the next steps:

  1. Click the Password (PIN) icon in the Enrolled methods section.

  2. Click Test button.

  3. Enter your password (PIN).

  4. Click Next. You will see a message Authenticator "Password(PIN)" passed the test. If the provided authenticator is invalid you will see a message Wrong password (PIN).

WARNING:You will not get notification about the password (PIN) expiration. It's required to sign in to the Self-Service Portal and change the password (PIN) each 42 days.