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title: "Security settings-old"
canonical: "https://support.soutron.net/space/HG/3276915/Security%20settings-old"
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The Performance tab allows you to enhance the Security of the system.

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**To access System Configuration Maintenance, select** **<span style="color: #ff0000">System Management > System Configuration Maintenance</span>**.

Click on the Performance tab to display the page as follows:

![image](media://f141adbe-c23b-49f5-af3f-58f9bb2e2ff2)

 

The table below explains the function of each parameter:

| **Setting** | **Function** | **Default Value** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Check Permission on File Download** | Applies to the API: When a user initiates a download of a file security permissions will be checked to ensure the user as correct access. | Yes |
| **Minimum password length** | Sets the minimum length of a password that a user can set | 6 |
| **Minimum number of upper case characters** | Sets the minimum number of upper case characters a password must contain | 1 |
| **Minimum number of lower case characters** | Sets the minimum number of lower case characters a password must contain | 1 |
| **Minimum number of special characters** | Sets the minimum number of special characters a password must contain | 0 |
| **Minimum number of numbers** | Sets the minimum number of numbers a password must contain | 1 |
| **CAPTCHA enabled** | Used to enable/disable reCAPTCHA on forgot password, user registration and enquiry forms. | Yes |
| **CAPTCHA Secret Key** | Secret key for reCAPTCHA, by default it uses Soutron's but you can setup your own if required. |  |
| **CAPTCHA Site Key** | Site key for reCAPTCHA, by default it uses Soutron's but you can setup your own if required. |  |
| **CAPTCHA Api url** | API URL for reCAPTCHA, by default it uses Soutron's but you can setup your own if required. |  |
| **Geolocation API URL:** | API URL used to generate country flags in user profile login history |  |