Adaptive Server includes several controls for setting policies for logins, roles, and passwords for internal authentication.
In Adaptive Server, the system security officer can:
Specify the maximum allowable number of times an invalid password can be entered for a login or role before that login or role is automatically locked
Log in after a lost password
Manually log and unlock logins and roles
Display login password information
Specify the minimum password length required server-wide, or for a specific login or role
Check for password complexity of logins
Enable custom password checks of logins
Set the password expiration interval
Secure login passwords stored on a disk and in memory
Use only the SHA-256 algorithm for storing passwords on disk
Consider login password character set
Perform upgrade and downgrade behavior
Lock inactive login accounts
Use passwords in a high availability environment
