Enabling Password protection
November 17, 2023
ID 199461
Unrestricted user access to the application and its settings can reduce the security level of the device. Password protection is a means to limit user access to the application.
To enable password protection:
- Do one of the following:
- In the Application settings section select the Security settings subsection.
- In the Password protection group of settings, select the Apply password protection check box.
- Enter a password and confirm it.
It is recommended to select a password that meets the following requirements:
- The password must be at least 8 characters long.
- The password must not contain the user's account name.
- The password must not match the name of the device on which Kaspersky Endpoint Agent is installed.
- The password must contain characters from at least three of the following groups:
- uppercase characters (A-Z);
- lowercase characters (a-z);
- numbers (0-9);
- special characters (!$#%).
- If you configure the policy settings, in the upper right corner of the group of settings, change the switch from Undefined to Enforce.
- Click OK.
- Click the Save button.
Password protection is now enabled. If a user attempts to perform a password protected action, the application will prompt the user to enter the password.
The application does not check the strength of the specified password. We recommend that you use third-party tools to verify the strength of the password. The password is considered strong enough if verification results confirm that the password cannot be guessed for at least 6 months.
The application does not prohibit login attempts after many attempts of entering an incorrect password.