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Mastering Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016

By : Rabindra Sah
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Mastering Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016

By: Rabindra Sah

Overview of this book

The book begins by giving you a brief introduction to setting up your NAV environment and shows you how to install and configure it according to your requirements. You will then dive deep into the latest design patterns, network architecture, and topologies. We will show you how you can integrate NAV with the Microsoft platform, and secure your deployment by managing roles and permissions. Moving on, we will explain how to monitor and manage server instances using the Administration tool. We’ll discuss how you can take advantage of the expanded extensibility and connectivity capabilities for a tighter integration with the cloud as well as handheld devices. Then, we’ll show you how you can make use of the PowerBI capabilities that have been built into Dynamics NAV. By the end of the book, you will be confident in developing and administering a Dynamics NAV implementation that will leverage all of the new features.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Mastering Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Authentication


Authentication is the process of identifying an individual, usually based on credentials like a username and password. Authentication is a fundamental aspect of system security, and is used to confirm the identity of any user trying to log on to a domain or to access network resources. Passwords provide the first line of defense against unauthorized access to the domain and local computers.

Note

The weakest link in most authentication systems is the user's password.

The following screenshot shows the window which is presented to the user to get their secure authentication information for the sign in operation:

Strong password

This is important to all, including the end user of Microsoft Dynamics NAV. The user must follow some guidelines to ensure that his/her password is a strong one.

Best practices for creating a strong password are as follows:

  • Always use strong passwords; strong password means a password with a complex combination of letters, symbols, and numbers:

  • Try to avoid...