Enable password expiration

To enforce an expiration of a user’s password after a specified number of days:

  • Use the admin console:

    1. Go to Cluster > Security > Preferences, then select Edit.

    2. In the Password section, turn on Expiration.

    3. Enter the number of days before passwords expire.

    4. Select Save.

  • Use the cluster endpoint of the REST API

    PUT https://[host][:port]/v1/cluster
{"password_expiration_duration":<number_of_days>}

Deactivate password expiration

To deactivate password expiration:

  • Use the admin console:

    1. Go to Cluster > Security > Preferences, then select Edit.

    2. In the Password section, turn off Expiration.

    3. Select Save.

  • Use the cluster REST API endpoint to set password_expiration_duration to 0 (zero).