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Password Maintenance Suggestions
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User identity authentication is a must for accessing the application system. The complexity and validity period of user accounts and passwords must meet customers' security requirements.

The password maintenance suggestions are as follows:

#. Dedicated personnel must be arranged to manage the OS password.
#. The passwords must meet the complexity requirements, such as minimum password length or character types.
#. Passwords must be encrypted before transfer. Generally, do not transfer passwords using emails.
#. Passwords must be encrypted in configuration files.
#. Enterprise users need to change the passwords when the system is handed over.
#. Passwords must be periodically changed.
