# Configure security policies It is always a best practice to define your store's security policies.
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Require passwords to log on to POS
  1. Click Setup.
  2. Expand People & Security.
  3. Click Users.
  4. Do one of the following:
  • Click New to create a new user.
  • Double-click an existing user.
  1. On the General tab, enter a Password.
Set password complexity and reset policies
  1. Click Setup.
  2. Expand People & Security.
  3. Click Password Policy.
Force cashiers to log on for each POS transaction
  1. Click File | Configuration.
  2. Click Store Rules.
  3. Expand POS Options.
  4. Select Force logon each sale.
Automatic cashier log off if POS is idle for a period of time
  1. Click Setup.
  2. Expand Hardware.
  3. Click POS Profiles.
  4. Do one of the following:
  • Click New to create a new POS profile.
  • Double-click an POS profile.
  1. On the General tab, in the Idle logoff timeout (Sec.) field, enter how many seconds POS can be idle before automatically logging off the user.
  2. Assign the POS profile to the appropriate register(s).
Prevent cashiers from exiting the POS app
  1. Click Setup.
  2. Expand People & Security.
  3. Click Users.
  4. Do one of the following:
  • Click New to create a new user.
  • Double-click an existing user.
  1. On the General tab, in POS User Roles, clear the check mark beside Allowed to Exit POS.
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