Account policy

This page allows you to set up an account policy. It lists all existing account policies including any predefined ones supplied with WebSphere Commerce by default. An account policy defines the account-related policies such as the password and account lockout policies. On this page:

When you create a new account policy, complete the following fields:

Name
The name of an account policy, for example, my_account_policy. Enter a name for your account policy in this field when you are creating a new account policy.
Password policy
Lists the pre-existing password policies.  You need to select a pre-existing password policy when you are creating a new account policy.
Account lockout policy
Lists the pre-existing account lockout policies. You need to select a pre-existing account lockout policy when you are creating a new account policy.

To create the account policy, click OK. Once you have created an account policy, you can assign the policy to a user. Note that you cannot delete an account policy if it is in use (that is, a user is assigned to the account policy).

For more information on the pre-existing password and account lockout policies that are shipped with WebSphere Commerce, see the section "Default authentication policies" in the WebSphere Commerce Security Guide. For more information on authentication policies, see the section on authentication in the WebSphere Commerce Security Guide.