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Introduction

Document Purpose

This document provides an overview of the LiveVox password management functionality. It also includes general guidelines for the client level SFTP credentials.  

Password Management

General Guidelines

Below are the general guidelines for LiveVox portal and agent portal access:

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Username and Password

Username and password are case sensitive.

 Restrictions on the password

are listed below. 

• Password strength is selectable at three levels:
  • Medium:  User and agent passwords must be a minimum of eight characters in length containing at least one digit , and one letter, and must .  The password should not match the previous four passwords for that user or agent credential.
  • Strong: User and agent passwords must be a minimum of eight characters in length containing at least one digit, one letter, and one special character, and must . The password should not match the previous four passwords for that user or agent credential.

  • Very Strong: User and agent passwords must be a minimum of twelve characters in length containing at least one digit, one letter, and one special character

    , and must

    . The password should not match the previous four passwords for that user or agent credential.

    Note

    Special characters supported are the

    The following ASCII printable special characters

    and they

    are supported:  (space) ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~

    
    

• Permitted voice portal users can set the account password temporarily and force the users or agents to change the password on the first login or when the password is updated. If permitted voice portal users change the password for their own user account, they are not prompted to change the password. This feature is configurable at the client level and applied to both users and agents.

• User and agent passwords expire after a specified period. The timeframe is configurable at the client level, is set to 90 days by default, and applied to both users and agents.

• The system locks

  Password management will lock

  out users and agents after a number of failed login attempts. The allowed number of failed logins is configurable at the client level for users and agents. By default, both users and agents are allowed 5 failed logins. This is configurable at the client level.

• Passwords are encrypted for all users, meaning that passwords are not stored in clear text anywhere in the system including the database

  . This is configurable at the client level

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  LiveVox uses AES-256 encryption.

  SFTP site access:

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SFTP Site Access

Users can upload campaign files or retrieve generated reports from their LiveVox SFTP site. LiveVox uses the SFTP protocol by default.

If you require FTP instead, contact your Account team to request this functionality.

• If you are please contact Client Services -  client-services@livevox.com.If utilizing the voice portal's integrated FTP Browser, a user's voice portal credentials are used (password requirements described above).
• If you are utilizing a 3rd party SFTP browser application, specific SFTP credentials provided by LiveVox are used. These credentials adhere to the following standards:
  • SFTP usernames and passwords are case sensitive.
  • SFTP passwords must be a minimum of eight characters in length and contain at least 1 digit.
  • SFTP passwords do not expire.
  • SFTP encrypts commands and data both, preventing passwords and sensitive  sensitive information from being  transmitted  in  the  clear  over  being transmitted in the clear over a network.

Security Settings

Users in the Sysadmin role can manage LVP and Agent LiveVox Voice portal users and agents password security settings in through the Security tab of the Client editor. 

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Sysadmins have the option to configure the following options for LVP LiveVox Voice portal users and agents:

• Password  Expire  Days -Set  number  of  days  for  the  password  expiration.  Applies  to  Password Expire Days: Allows you to set the number of days for password expiration. Applies to both users and agents.

  Note

  When implementing a password expire period for the first timeor time or reducing the number of days in the current period, it is recommended that all agents be logged out to prevent any call interruption due to password expiration. In addition, if your portal uses any LiveVox Custom Applications (Scripter, for example) or you are unsure if you have integrated these types of apps, please reach out to applications, contact your Account Management team before adding, removing, or making any changes to the Password Expire Period password expire period as this may might interrupt any active LiveVox Custom Applications.

  
  

• Max Failed Login Attempts -Set : Allows you to set the number of password attempts after which the user or agent will  be  locked  gets locked out. The value of Max  Failed  Login  Max Failed Login Attempts LVP and Max  Failed  Max Failed Login Attempts Agent must be between 1 and 9. Zero, null, and characters are invalid.
• Browser Session Security -If selected, user will have to : If enabled, users must log back in any time the browser is closed.

• Password Strength-: Slide the arrow on the bar to select one of the following levels:

  • Medium -Password : Passwords must be a minimum of eight characters in length containing at least one digit , and one letter, and . Passwords must not match the previous four passwords.

  • Strong -Password  must  be  a minimum  of  eight  characters  in  length  containing  at least  one  digit,  one  letter,  one  special  character,  and  must  not  match  the  : Passwords must be a minimum of eight characters in length containing at least one digit, one letter, and one special character. Passwords must not match the previous four passwords.

  • Very Strong -Password : Passwords must be a minimum of 12 characters in length containing at least  one  least one digit,   oneletter,  one  special  character,  and  must  not  match  the  one letter, and one special character. The password should not match the previous four passwords.

• Admin Set Passwords Are Temporary-If selected, then : If enabled, the system forcesthe forces the users or agents to change the password on the first login or when the password is updated. Once they login log in with the temporary password, they will be are asked to change the password.Client editor - Security Tab 
  

Setting up Agents and Users

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Adding a New Agent

If the password does not contain the required or greater number of characters, does not contain a mixture of characters and numbers, or matches one of the previous four passwords, the user configuring the agent gets the following errors, after clicking the Save button.

• If the password has less than the required number of characters, the user configuring the agent gets the following error:Adding a new agent:If  the  password  is  not  8  characters  or  greater,  does  not  contain  a  mixture  of characters  and  numbers,  or  matches  one  of  the  previous  four  passwords,  the  user configuring a new agent will get the following error, after clicking Save.
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• If the password has no digits but characters only, the user configuring new the agent will get gets the following error:
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• If the password has no characters but digits only, the user configuring new the agent will get gets the following error: 
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Similarly, adding a new user.

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• If the new password matches with one of the previous four passwords, the user configuring the agent gets the following error:
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Adding a New User

Similar to agent password errors, if the user password does not contain the required or greater number of characters, does not contain a mixture of characters and numbers, or match one of the previous four passwords, the user configuring the agent gets an error, after clicking the Save button.

The below screen shows the example of the saving error as a password is not having the required number of characters. The user configuring the agent gets the following error:
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Logging In

Agents can log in through the agent link provided by LiveVox

. Enter Login ID and Password

 and click the Next button to log in.
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User login (via

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User Login

Users can log in through the user link provided by LiveVox

. Enter

the Client Code, User Name, and Password

 and click the Login button to log in.
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If you are unable to log in, see the Failed Logins section.

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Resetting Expired Password

When the password expires, agents and users will get an error on their screen as they try to log in. New A new password cannot be the same as the last four passwords.

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Agent

The below screen shows the expired agent password error along with the Change Password pop-up.
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Steps to reset the agent password

:

1. Enter the current password.
2. Specify the new password.
3. Re-type the new password.
4. Click the Submit button to reset your password. 

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User

The below screen shows the expired user password message and options to set the new password.
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To reset the user password, follow the procedure below:

1. Enter the current password in the Old Password field.
2. Specify the new password in the New Password field.
3. Re-type the new password in the Retype Password field.
4. Click the CHANGE button to reset your password.

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Failed Logins

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Agent

The below Agent Sign In screen displays the error message when an invalid password is entered by an agent.
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If an agent attempts to log in with the wrong password more times than the site’s configured limit, the agent is locked out and presented with the below screen:
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User

The user login screen displays the message when an invalid password is entered by the user.
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If a user attempts to log in with the wrong password more times than the site’s configured limit, the user will be locked out and presented with the below screen:
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Unlocking User or Agent Account

To unlock the user or agent, permitted user can double click on the lock icon and confirm the action from User or Agents editor.
Example of unlocking the locked agent
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Changing the Password

Users and agents can change their password after they log in.

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Agent

Agents can change the password from the Agent Desktop. To change the password, follow the procedure below:

1. Select the Change Password option from the top-right drop-down menu in the Agent Desktop. 
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2. Agents are presented with the Change Password pop-up.
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3. Enter the current password.
4. Specify the new password.
5. Re-type the new password.
6. Click the Submit button. The new password becomes effective immediately.

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User

Users can change the password from the LiveVox Voice Portal. To change the password, follow the procedure below:

1. Select the Edit User option from the profile picture drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the LiveVox Voice portal. The User details screen appears.
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2. Click the Change Password link on the User details screen. The Change Password screen appears.
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3. Specify the new password in the Password and Confirm Password fields.
4. Click the OK button.
5. Click the Save button from the User details screen to complete your password update. The new password becomes effective immediately.

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Dual Factor Authentication

Dual Factor Authentication (DFA) is a type of Multi-Factor Authentication where the second level of authentication is required for a successful login. The second password is an OTP (One Time Password).

An administrator can enroll a user for dual-factor authentication. To enroll the user for DFA, navigate to Configure >System > Double click the user > General Tab. Click the Enroll button. A success message appears.
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Once the enrollment option is enabled by the Administrator, the user’s enrollment is in pending activation status which is displayed in the OTP column of the User editor.
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The user is required to complete this activation process upon login. 
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User login (User’s enrolled for DFA)

The below screen displays when the user is enrolled for DFA and submits the login credentials:
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• Desktop Users
  Users are required to add the QR code in WinAuth to generate the OTP. Enter the OTP obtained through WinAuth application to continue the login process. For more information on the usage of WinAuth, see the Setting up WinAuth Application for Dual Factor Authentication section.
  

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• Mobile Users
  Users are required to scan the QR code to continue the login process. Then the user receives an OTP through a mobile application (Google Authenticator, OKTA, etc.). Enter the OTP obtained through the mobile application to log in. 
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OTP Enrolment Status

The User editor's User Grid displays a column to indicate the OTP (One Time Password) Enrolment Status. Hover the mouse over the icon displayed in the OTP column to get the description of the OTP Enrolment Status.
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Changing Password with DFA 

The users enrolled for Dual Factor Authentication require a valid OTP token to change the password. The login process continues upon successful validation. The OTP token validation failure is counted against the maximum OTP failure count.

Resetting Locked Accounts

The User editor displays a lock icon for a user locked due to exceeding the maximum attempts of password or OTP. To unlock the user, permitted users can double-click the lock icon and confirm the action.

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Setting up WinAuth Application for Dual Factor Authentication

The WinAuth application can be used by Desktop users to generate OTP for second-level verification. Follow the below steps for the initial set up of the WinAuth Authenticator. 

1. Download the WinAuth app by clicking https://winauth.github.io/winauth/.
2. Once downloaded, double click the WinAuth application to set up a new Authenticator:
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3. Click the Add button to set up an Authenticator. The Add Authenticator window appears.
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4. Specify the required information on the Add Authenticator window.
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   The Add Authenticator window allows you to configure the following fields:
   1. Enter the name of the Authenticator in the Name field.
   2. Copy the QR code displayed on OTP Activation screen of LiveVox Portal into WinAuth application.
   3. Set the authenticator type as time-based.
   4. Click the Verify Authenticator button to preview the first generated code.
   5. Click OK. A Protection screen to lock the WinAuth application appears.
   6. If you want to lock the application, set a Password, and click OK. Use WinAuth to verify the OTP.
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5. Close the OTP Activation window of the LiveVox portal. You are prompted to enter OTP as shown in OTP verification through WinAuth screen, where you can enter the code presented on the WinAuth application.

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