Multi Database Security - Honeywell rapid eye System Administrator Manual

Security for a Multi-Media System
clearing of storage; see
any others based on the Administrator account, should be kept secure and changed regularly.
User account password. A user's password can be unique or the same as another user's, as
required by your security policy.
Passwords can be:
Of variable length. composed of up to 50 alphanumeric characters. Double-quotes (") cannot
be used.
Repeated. Your Multi System Administrator (Multi SA) has the option of assigning the same
password or differing passwords to users.
Deleted (i.e., emptied). This is equivalent to not assigning a password. There is no "reset"
function. Your Multi SA does not need to know a user account password to set it; a Multi SA
should only remember/log the user account password to the "Administrator" account.
Set only by a Multi SA. A View operator cannot set a user account password; only the Multi SA
can.
Using text securely in Multi password boxes
To prevent onlookers from obtaining a password, asterisks appear as you type in these boxes.
To prevent use of the Windows Clipboard to obtain passwords, Multi software prevents the
copying or cutting of passwords from password boxes.
To help guarantee against typing error when a password is entered, you type the password
again, in the next box.
To further guarantee against typing error when setting passwords, you can paste text from
another file, into a password box.
Password Tip
Some passwords hamper dictionary-style attacks. Insert numbers in common words. For
example, a password such as typography is made more secure as typog2691raphy. Such
passwords are easier to remember than randomly generated passwords; though both types do
hamper this style of attack.

Multi Database Security

Flexibility in security
Like most Multi-Media security features, using network means to protect a Multi database is
optional. If the Multi db is protected, Multi-Media unit operators need read/write permissions to a
Multi db.
Protecting the database from deletion
The Multi db can be protected using server file system capabilities. As a preventive measure against
the accidental deletion of a Multi db, back it up and use network settings (such as NTFS security).
See also
Password security
Passwords are encrypted in Multi db files (*.mdb and *.mdf).
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Preventing Users from Clearing
Deleting a Database on p. 251.
Storage, p. 132. This password, and of