Performing Initial Security Officer Login

When you first log in to the Veeam Host Management as a Security Officer, perform the following steps:

1. Log in to the Veeam Host Management web UI.
2. Specify a new password that meets the following requirements:

• 15 characters minimum.
• 1 upper case character.
• 1 lower case character.
• 1 numeric character.
• 1 special character.
• No more than 4 characters of the same class in a row. For example, more than 4 lowercase or 4 numerical characters in sequence.
• The new password must be different from the one specified in the Initial Configuration wizard.

3. Click Next.
4. Configure multi-factor authentication:

1. Open your authentication application. Enter the code or scan the QR code.
2. Specify the one-time code provided by the application.

5. Copy the recovery token and save it in a secure place.

6. Specify a passphrase and a hint to additionally protect sensitive data stored in encrypted configuration backups. For more information, see Creating Encrypted Configuration Backups and Restoring Configuration Database on Linux-Based Backup Server.

The passphrase must meet the following requirements:

• 15 characters minimum.
• 1 upper case character.
• 1 lower case character.
• 1 numeric character.
• 1 special character.
• No more than 3 characters of the same class in a row. For example, more than 3 lowercase or 3 numerical characters in sequence.

You can change the passphrase later if required. For more information, see Managing Configuration Backup Passphrases.

7. Click Finish.