Salesforce provides each user in your org with a unique username and password that
the user must enter at each login. As an admin, you can configure several settings to ensure
that your users’ passwords are strong and secure.
Required Editions
Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience
Password policies available in: All Editions
User Permissions
Needed
To set password policies:
Manage Password Policies
To reset user passwords and unlock users:
Reset User Passwords and Unlock Users
Set Password Policies Improve your Salesforce org’s security with password protection. You can set password history, length, and complexity requirements. You can also specify what to do when a user forgets the password.
Reset Passwords for Your Users As an admin, you can reset a user’s password for better protection or if they’re locked out.
Expire Passwords for All Users As an admin, to enforce extra security for your Salesforce orgs and Experience Cloud sites, you can expire passwords for all users. After expiring passwords, all users are prompted to reset their password the next time they log in.
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