Change password in the user interface

Changing the user password in the user interface

Last adaptation to the version: 12.6.0

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Updated to Redesign of the webinterface

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10.2022

Introduction

It is possible to change the password of the user account. To do that, the user must log in to the user interface.

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Login to the user interface

The user login to the user interface is called up via the IP address or URL of the UTM, possibly followed by a port specification
Depending on the assigned permissions, various functions are made available
Click on the corresponding tile to access the desired function

Configured	Port	Example call with IP	Example call with URL
Default	443	i.e. https://192.168.175.1	i.e. https://utm.ttt-point.de
Port changed bei administrator Menu: Network / Appliance Settings / Appliance Settings / Webserver / User Webinterface Port	4443	i.e. https://192.168.175.1:4443	i.e. https://utm.ttt-point.de:4443

The responsible admin must provide the IP address or domain name and, if necessary, the port for the user web interface

After entering the IP address, the user login page of he Securepoint UTM is loaded. The login credentials are entered there.

Value	Description	The login window User Login with the two and the optional third input box.
User	Username
Password	The associated password
OTP Code Optional	If this input box is displayed, a one-time password (OTP) must be entered The one-time password (OTP) is an authentication mechanism that provides additional security when a user logs in. The code to create OTPs must be supplied by the administrator
Login	You can log in to the user interface by clicking on this button after entering all login data correctly.

Change password

After successfully logging into the user interface of the UTM, Change password is selected in the menu.

If the menu item does not appear, the function must first be activated in the admin interface under Area User Button Area Password Password change allowed: Yes can be activated.

The dialog for changing the password opens.

Caption	Value	Description	Change password UTMUser@Userinterface The window in the user interface for changing the password.
Current password:		The current password to the logged in user account
New password:		The new password to the logged in user account Passwords must meet the following criteria: at least 8 characters length at least 3 of the following categories: Upper case Lower case Special characters Digits
Confirm password:		Confirm the newly entered password

Once is clicked, a pop-up window will appear. This confirms and saves the new password. From now on, the new password will be requested each time the user account logs in to the user interface with the account.

SSL-VPN
Existing SSL VPN connections are retained
When reconnecting, the new user password is required for the credentials