Password Setup
We’re excited to announce our new Password Setup feature on ZenHR. This new feature allows admins to set rules and requirements for employee passwords, and we’ve added a password strength indicator to ensure that all employees have strong passwords to enhance security.
Setting Up Password Policy
User Menu → System Preferences → General → User Management → Password Setup
On the Password Setup page, admins will be able to set their desired password policies. They will be able to set the employee password requirements, like the following:
Require uppercase letters: this will require the employee to have at least one uppercase letter - (e.g., A, B, C).
Require lowercase letters: this will require the employee to have at least one lowercase letter - (e.g., a, b, c).
Require special characters: this will require the employee to have at least one special character - (e.g., #, !, @).
Require numbers: this will require the employee to have at least one number (e.g., 1, 2, 3).
Minimum password length: the minimum number of characters the password needs to contain
Password reuse prevention: admins can set the number of times the employee must change their password before reusing an old one. This helps enhance security by reducing the risk of compromised or weak passwords being recycled.
Maximum password age: The time (in days) a password must be used before the employee can change it. This will expire the current password.
Note: While the minimum is 6 characters, we advise a minimum of 10.
Password Settings
Once the password policy has been created, the employee will be able to see the password requirements and view their password strength.
A green check will appear beside each password requirement that is met and will show the strength of the password. The system will not allow the employee to submit the password if the requirements are not all met.