What is Authentication Preferences?

Authentication Preferences is a page where you can specify if you are using challenge questions and/or two-factor authentication.  You can also specify the number of days that the User or New Hire has to complete self registration, before the link expires.

Who can access Authentication Preferences?

System Administrators are the only users who have access to Authentication Preferences.

How do you access Authentication Preferences?

Through the Menu icon, under Misc. Setup, click on Authentication Preferences.

Menu Dropdown

 

 

What do the fields mean in the Authentication Preferences page?

You can change any of the fields. Use the chart below to understand what each field means.

Authentication Preferences Page

 

 

 

Field
Action
  • If checked on, users and new hires are asked to answer their challenge questions each time they log into the system.
  • If checked off, no challenge questions are presented
  • If checked on, users and new hires are asked to verify both their phone and email when they self register, and are asked to verify one or the other each time they log into the system.
  • If checked off, no validation of phone or email is required

Enable e-Pin

  • If checked on, users and new hires are asked to verify their e-Pin each time they log into the system
  • If checked off, no e-Pin validation is required
Email Link Expiration Days
  • If days are entered, the self registration link in the email invitation will expire after the days entered. The users and new hires have to use the link before it expires.
  • If no value is entered, the self registration link will not expire.
Enable User Account Lock
  • If checked on, options are displayed to lock the user accounts on terminated and completed invitations.

The days can be entered in either of the fields to lock the corresponding accounts. If days are entered, the users Entering days in any one of the fields will prevent the users that have terminated or completed transactions ock the respective user accounts after the mentioned days. It prevents users that have either terminated or completed

  • If checked off, the user accounts will not be locked