Guidelines for creating an anti-tampering password

For security purposes, anyone who tries to modify or uninstall Forcepoint F1E software (excluding Forcepoint ECA) is prompted for an anti-tampering password. Anti-tampering passwords must follow the following guidelines:

  • Contain at least one number (0-9)
  • Contain at least one letter (a-z or A-Z)
  • Be no more than 65 characters (Mac operating systems)
  • Be no more than 259 characters (Windows operating systems)

Using special characters (Mac operating systems)

On Mac endpoint machines, you can use the following special characters within your password:

> < * ? ! [ ] ~ ` ' " | ; ( ) & # \ $

If you include special characters in your password, you must enclose the password in single quotation marks when you type the password into the command line prompt. Otherwise, the operating system interprets the special character as a command and the password does not work.

  • Correct: 'MyPa$$word1!'
    • Password contains special characters and is properly quoted.
  • Incorrect: MyPa$$word1!
    • Password contains special characters and is not properly quoted.

When you type the password into a field on a screen (like the package builder) or web page (like the Forcepoint Security Portal), you should not enclose the password in single quotation marks.

Using special characters (Windows operating systems)

On Windows endpoint machines, you can use the following special characters within your password:

> < * ? ! [ ] ~ ` ' " | ; ( ) & # \ $

If you use special characters within your password, you must include the ^ character before the special character when you type the password into the command lineprompt. Otherwise, the operating system interprets the special character as a command and the password does not work.

  • Correct: MyP^>ssword1^&
    • Special characters are prefixed by a ^ character.
  • Incorrect: MyP>assword1&
    • Special characters are not prefixed by a ^ character.

When you type the password into a field on a screen (like the package builder) or web page (like the Forcepoint Security Portal), you should not include the ^ character before the special character.