Press the Deactivate button or select Deactivate from the Actions menu.

7-22 Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide for Oracle Adaptive Access Manager You might, for example, select the validation type, Maximum Length. This validation scheme allows the customer to create a validation for the maximum allowed length for the answer. The parameters of the validation appears in the Validation Parameters Details area of the Validations page.

4. In the Name field, enter the name you want for this instance of the validation

scheme. When you create a validation from available validation schemes in the system, you are adding an instance of validation. You can then customize that instance. 5. Specify validation parameter that correspond to your validation type. For example, validation parameter can be 30 for an instance of Maximum Length validation. This validation instance restricts the user from entering an answer longer than 30 characters in length. Note: ·The fields displayed on the page depends on the validation type selected. Table 7–5 Validation Parameters Validation Type Label for Fields Description for Validation Parameter Example for note Inappropriate Language Enter Inappropriate Words Inappropriate language for answer Example: Sloppy, Wrong, Yucky Regex Enter Regex Pattern Real expression pattern string for the answer. For example, pattern can be [A-Za-z0-9]+ for Alpha-numeric validation. If the answer entered by the user is not as per the configured regular expression pattern; then, the validation fails and a configured error message is displayed. Example: [0-9]+ Date Enter Date Notation DateTime pattern string for the answer. For example, the pattern can be MMddyy for Month Day Year validation. If the datetime answer entered by the user is not as per the configured pattern, the validation fails and a configured error message is displayed. Example: MMDDYY Minimum Length Enter Minimum Length Minimum length number for the answer. If the length of the answer entered by the user is less than the configured value, the validation fails and a configured error message is displayed. Example: 3 Maximum Length Enter Maximum Length Maximum allowed length number for the answer. If length of the answer entered by the user is above the configured value, the validation fails and a configured error message is displayed. Example: 3 Managing Knowledge-Based Authentication 7-23

6. Click Add.

OAAM Admin adds this validation instance to the list of validations in the System.

7.6.3 Editing an Existing Validation

To edit an existing validation

1. Navigate to the Validations page, as described in

Section 7.4, Accessing Configurations in KBA Administration.

2. From the Validations page, select the hyperlinked configured validation you want

to edit.

3. In the Validation Parameter Details section, make the necessary changes. See

Table 7–5, Validation Parameters . You can edit strings, numbers, and characters in the validation parameters field.

4. Click Save

OAAM Admin updates this validation instance in the system.

7.6.4 Importing Validations

You can add a global validation to the global validation list on the Registration Logic page by importing a global validation into the system. It is added automatically to the global validation list without any notification.

7.6.5 Exporting Validations

To export validations:

1. Navigate to the Validations page, as described in

Section 7.4, Accessing Configurations in KBA Administration.

2. In the Validations page, search for the validations you are interested in.

3. Select the rows corresponding to the validations you want to export.

4. Select Export Selected from the Actions menu.

5. When the Export dialog appears, select Save File, and then Save.

Repeated Character Enter Number of Repeating Characters Allowed number of repeated characters in the answer. If the answer entered by the user contains repeated characters more than the configured value, the validation fails and the user gets a configured error message. Example: 3 Repeated Answers Enter Number of Repeating Answers Allowed number of repeated answers. For example parameter value can be 1 for unique answer validation. If the answer entered by the user is repeated more than configured number of times, the validation fails and the user gets a configured error message. Example: 1 Character Enter Disallowed Characters Characters that are not allowed. Example: Table 7–5 Cont. Validation Parameters Validation Type Label for Fields Description for Validation Parameter Example for note