Recommended approach to handling passwords - LSM 3.5 SP3 Basic Online

Two types of passwords are used in LSM software:

• User password
• The user password is required to log on to the locking plan or database.
• Locking system password
• The locking system password is programmed into all SimonsVoss components. This locking system password is saved to an encrypted section in the locking plan or database and cannot be read. Programmed SimonsVoss components can only be reprogrammed if the database knows the locking system password.

Two recommendations for managing passwords securely:

• To ensure optimum security for the whole locking system, the locking system password should be split into at least two parts, which are issued to different people on an individual basis.
• We strongly recommend writing the administrator and locking system password down and storing them securely in different places where they cannot be accessed by third persons.

The locking system operator should always be clear about one thing: what happens if the only person who knows the locking system password (or part of it) should suddenly no longer be available.