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title: Account Security and Password Policies | Documentation
description: Understand Sembark's password policies, session management and account security features
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# Account Security and Password Policies

Understand Sembark's password policies, session management and account security features

Sembark enforces a set of security policies on every account to keep your business data safe. This page explains these policies so that you are not surprised when the software asks you to update your password or logs you out.

## Password Requirements

When setting or updating a password, the following rules apply:

- Strong passwords are enforced. Use a mix of uppercase, lowercase, numbers and special characters. Any special character is supported.
- You can not reuse any of your **last 3 passwords**.
- Passwords expire every **180 days**. You will receive a notification 7 days before expiry so that you can update it without losing access.

:::tip

Instead of remembering complex passwords, consider setting up [Passwordless Login with Passkeys](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/passwordless-login.md) or [Two-Factor Authentication](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/two-factor-authentication.md) for stronger and easier login.

:::

## Sessions

- After you change your password, **all your active sessions are logged out** and you must login again with the new password.
- Inactive sessions are automatically timed out after **20 minutes** of inactivity.
- Simultaneous logins on multiple desktop devices are blocked. You can stay logged in on one desktop and one mobile device at a time.

## Admin Controls

Account admins have additional controls from the **Organization > Users** page:

- Reset or set a password for any team member, with an option to force a password change on next login.
- Enable or disable Two-Factor Authentication for team members. When 2FA is enabled by an admin, the team member can not disable it themselves.
- View security details of every user such as 2FA status and when the password was last updated.

See [Users and Teams](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/users-and-teams.md) for the complete user management documentation.

## Privacy

All images uploaded to Sembark are automatically stripped of EXIF metadata (location, device and timestamp information) to prevent accidental leakage of sensitive details.

## Docs Navigation

Current page: [Account Security and Password Policies](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/account-security.md)

### Getting Started

* [Getting Started with Sembark](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/getting-started.md)
* [Login into Sembark](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/login.md)
* [Reset Password](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/reset-password.md)
* [Passwordless Login with Passkeys](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/passwordless-login.md)
* [Two-Factor Authentication](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/two-factor-authentication.md)
* [Account Security and Password Policies](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/account-security.md)
* [Dashboard, Notifications and Global Search](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/dashboard-and-notifications.md)

### Queries

* [Queries](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/queries-overview.md)
* [Add New Query](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/add-a-query.md)
* [Query Details](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/query-details.md)
* [Follow-ups and Tags on queries](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/query-followups.md)
* [Conversion](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/query-conversion.md)
* [Query Cancellation](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/query-cancellation.md)
* [Trip Plan Requests (Integrated Leads)](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/trip-plan-requests.md)
* [Tasks and Comments](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/tasks-and-comments.md)
* [Guests and Tourist Management](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/guests-and-tourists.md)
* [Trip Holding, Locking and Data Archival](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/trip-holding-and-locking.md)

### Quotes

* [Quotes](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/quotes-overview.md)
* [Create New Quote](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/create-quote.md)
* [Share Quote](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/share-quote.md)
* [Update Quote](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/update-quote.md)
* [Quote Pricing, Markup and Taxes](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/quote-pricing.md)
* [Multi-Option (Multi-Category) Quotes](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/multi-option-quotes.md)
* [Flights in Quotes](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/flights.md)
* [Quote PDF and Email Template Customization](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/quote-templates.md)
* [Quote Suggestions and Reusing Quotes](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/quote-suggestions.md)

### Hotel Bookings

* [Hotel Bookings](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/hotel-bookings-overview.md)
* [Update Status of a Hotel booking](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/hotel-booking-update-status.md)
* [Hotel Booking Vouchers](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/hotel-booking-vouchers.md)
* [Hotel Booking Enquiry Emails and WhatsApp](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/hotel-booking-enquiries.md)
* [Hotel Changes, Replacements and Drops](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/hotel-booking-changes.md)
* [Self-Booked Accommodation Details](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/self-booked-accommodations.md)
* [Hotel Check-Ins and Check-Outs](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/hotel-check-ins-and-outs.md)

### Tour Operations

* [Cab Schedules](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/cab-schedules-overview.md)
* [Assign Service Provider for Cab Schedules](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/cab-schedule-assign-service-providers.md)
* [Operational Bookings and Tour Operations Calendar](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/operational-bookings.md)
* [Share Transfer and Activity Details](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/share-operational-services.md)
* [Trip Vouchers](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/trip-vouchers.md)
* [Activity and Ticket Bookings](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/activity-bookings.md)
* [Travel Activity Vouchers](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/activity-vouchers.md)

### Accounting

* [Accounting](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/accounting-overview.md)
* [Create New Account](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/create-accounting-account.md)
* [Proforma Invoices](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/proforma-invoices.md)
* [Incoming Payments and Instalments](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/incoming-payments.md)
* [Payment Gateway — Automated Collections with Payments by Sembark](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/payment-gateway.md)
* [Outgoing Payments to Suppliers](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/outgoing-payments.md)
* [Payment Receipts](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/payment-receipts.md)
* [Supplier and Customer Payment Preferences](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/payment-preferences.md)
* [Accounting Ledgers, Downloads and Account Tools](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/accounting-ledgers-and-downloads.md)

### Organization Settings

* [Contact and Billing Addresses](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/contact-and-billing-addresses.md)
* [Bank Accounts](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/bank-accounts.md)
* [Multi-Branding](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/multi-branding.md)
* [Users, Roles and Teams](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/users-and-teams.md)
* [Lead Integrations](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/integrations.md)
* [Terms and Conditions Management](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/terms-and-conditions.md)
* [Currencies, Exchange Rates and Tax Types](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/currencies-and-taxes.md)
* [Notify — Automated Customer Communication](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/notify-automated-communication.md)

### Master Data

* [Trip Destinations](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/trip-destinations.md)
* [Hotels Master Data](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/hotels-master-data.md)
* [Transport Services and Cab Types](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/transport-services-master-data.md)
* [Travel Activities and Tickets](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/travel-activities-master-data.md)
* [Unified Suppliers Management](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/suppliers.md)
* [Supplier Rates, Seasons and Contract Uploads](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/rates-and-seasons.md)
* [Trip Sources (B2B Agents and Channels)](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/trip-sources.md)
* [Itineraries (Day-Wise Templates)](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/itineraries.md)

### Reports

* [Sales and Lead Reports](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/sales-reports.md)
* [Profit, Check-In and Checkout Reports](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/profit-and-checkout-reports.md)
* [Operational and Hotel Reports](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/operational-reports.md)

### Troubleshooting

* [Network Error](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/network-error.md)
* [Software Updates, Sessions and Timezone Issues](https://sembark.com/travel-software/docs/software-updates-and-sessions.md)