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# Application authentication

This topic describes how to set the password policy when using LoadRunner Enterprise's built-in user management for authentication.

Note: We recommend using SSO or LDAP because they are a more secure type of authentication. For details, see LDAP authentication and SSO authentication.

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## Overview

When using internal application authentication, the LoadRunner Enterprise administrator can use the default password policy, or can set the password policy according to the needs of their organization.

The LoadRunner Enterprise administrator and the tenant user can also change passwords for users that are set to log in to LoadRunner Enterprise using their LoadRunner Enterprise passwords. For details, see Change a user's password.

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## Set the password policy

This task describes how to set the password policy.

1. In LoadRunner Enterprise Administration, select Configuration > Site Configuration, and click the Authentication Type tab.

2. In the Application section, configure the password policy using the following settings:

   Password must contain at least | X Alphabetical character X Numeric characters X Lowercase characters X Uppercase characters X Special characters
   Password must | Be between X and Y characters in length Start with X alpha numerical characters
   Password cannot include | User's login name User's full name User's email

3. Click Save to save the password policy settings.

   To restore the default password policy settings, click Restore .

4. Click Select this authentication type to set Application as the authentication type for all users.

   The selected authentication type is indicated by .

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See also:

- Select authentication type

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