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# Password & Login Requirements

## This article outlines the current password and account security settings for BalancedComp users.

### Password Requirements

- **Length**
  
    - Minimum: 12 characters
    - Maximum: 40 characters
- **Complexity**  
  Passwords must include:
  
    - At least **one uppercase letter**, and
    - At least **one lowercase letter**, and
    - At least **one number** *or* **one special character**

### Username

- Your login username is your **email address**.

### Account Lockout Policy

- **Incorrect password attempts:**
  
    - If you enter the wrong password, an **"incorrect password"** message will appear.
    - Accounts are **not locked**, regardless of how many incorrect attempts are made.
- **Lockout duration:** Not applicable
- **Account lockout threshold:** Not enforced

### Password Expiration

- Passwords do **not** expire.

### Additional Security Controls

- No additional security measures (such as MFA or security questions) are currently required.

### Single Sign-On (SSO)

BalancedComp supports Single Sign-On (SSO) for a faster and more secure login experience.  
[Learn more about SSO.](https://knowledge.balancedcomp.com/overview-of-single-sign-on-sso-for-balancedcomp-administrators?hsLang=en)

 

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