Use strong passwords

The FileMaker Platform uses passwords for authentication in several areas. FileMaker Server and FileMaker Cloud require passwords for their administrator accounts. FileMaker Pro allows you to define account passwords and encryption passwords. When you are creating a password, FileMaker software analyzes the password and notifies you of the password's strength.

For account passwords, you can use external authentication (FileMaker Server only) or OAuth identity provider authentication (FileMaker Server). With external authentication, you manage passwords using Active Directory in Windows or Open Directory in macOS rather than storing the passwords in FileMaker software. With OAuth identity provider authentication, you manage passwords using supported OAuth identity providers such as Amazon or Google. See Set up external authentication and Set up OAuth identity provider authentication.

For FileMaker Cloud, users and team managers authenticate with Claris ID or external IdP accounts to use Claris Customer Console and to open hosted files. Claris ID users manage their own passwords and can set up multifactor authentication. See Claris Customer Console Help.