# Internal Security Password control

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/internal-security-password-control/7660>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [December 3, 2013, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/internal-security-password-control/7660 "2013-12-03T04:54:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![0sm0](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/0sm0/32/15228_2.png) [@0sm0](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/0sm0)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2013, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/internal-security-password-control/7660/1 "2013-12-03T04:54:42Z")

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Hi Guys,

I have a customer that wants to use the Ignitions “Internal” security for clients but requires that the passwords can be set to expire so the user is forced to change their password on a regular basis.

Is this at all possible?

cheers for any ideas.

Tim…

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**Author:** ![Kyle\_Chase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kyle\_Chase](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kyle_Chase)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/internal-security-password-control/7660/2 "2013-12-05T00:40:42Z")

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[quote=“0sm0”]Hi Guys,

I have a customer that wants to use the Ignitions “Internal” security for clients but requires that the passwords can be set to expire so the user is forced to change their password on a regular basis.

Is this at all possible?

cheers for any ideas.

Tim…[/quote]

In your user table, add 2 columns, one for forceUpdate, one for exipireDate. Then run a script to get these 2 values and you should be able to figure it out from there.

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**Author:** ![Pat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@Pat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pat)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/internal-security-password-control/7660/3 "2013-12-05T02:57:33Z")

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I don’t think it’s possible using Ignition’s ‘Internal User Source’ but you can set-up Ignition to use a Database User Source and then you can do as Kyle explained.