This component must be added to the station’s Authentication Service. Then, when creating a new OPC UA-specific user, you configure the user’s authentication scheme as: OpcUaAuthenticationScheme.
| Property | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Global Password Configuration | container | Contains additional subproperties |
| Password Strength | container | Contains the subproperties configured for a strong password which requires a minimum of 10 characters; and at least 1of each of the following characters: lowercase, uppercase, digit. |
| Expiration Interval | 365d 00h 00m 00s (default) | Defines the period of time during which the password is valid. |
| Warning Period | 030d 00h 00m 00s | Defines the period of time prior to password expiration when a warning is issued. |
| Password History Length | 1–10 | Configures the number of previously used passwords to be retained. This setting restricts the user from reusing a set number of previously used passwords. The range is 1–10, with the default being 2. |