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# Force Username and Password to login

1- Logon to the Maitre’D back-office with appropriate credentials. (Distributor or system owner access).

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2- From the main back-office screen, start the Server Control module.

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3- Click the View menu, and select Options…

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4- Under Advanced, click on the Miscellaneous tab

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5- Make sure that the Use Username Login option is checked, and click the OK button at the bottom of the window.

{% hint style="info" %}
NOTE: Normally, this option is turned on by default after installing Maitre’D. However, sites that have been in operation for a long time may have disabled that option, so it is important to physically verify that it is turned on. Having that option disabled automatically makes the site non-compliant with PCI DSS 3.2.
{% endhint %}

This will ensure that all users are forced to enter a username and a password to login to the back-office software. This is required for PA-DSS compliance.