Alcatel-Lucent AOS-W 6.5.3.x - Implementing a Specific Management Password Policy

848| Management Access AOS-W 6.5.3.x| User Guide
After the RAP is provisioned to store the CSR and private key in a USB, log in to the RAP console, export the CSR
and private key files to the USB. A .p12 certificate file format must be manually created as the RAP certificate in
the USB to bring up the IKE/IPSEC connection.
Implementing a Specific Management Password Policy
By default, the password for a new management user has no requirements other than a minimum length of 6
alphanumeric or special characters. However, if your company enforces a best practices password policy for
management users with root access to network equipment, you may want to configure a password policy that
sets requirements for management user passwords.
Defining a Management Password Policy
To define specific management password policy settings through the WebUI or the CLI, complete the following
steps:
In the WebUI
1. Navigate to Configuration>All Profiles.
2. Expand Other Profiles.
3. Select Mgmt Password Policy.
4. Configure the settings described in Table 189.
Parameter Description
Enable Password Policy Select this checkbox to enable the password management policy. The
password policy will not be enforced until this checkbox is selected.
Minimum password length
required
The minimum number of characters required for a management user
password
Range: 6-64 characters. Default: 6.
Minimum number of Upper
Case characters
The minimum number of uppercase characters required in a
management user password.
Range: 0-10 characters. By default, there is no requirement for uppercase
letters in a password, and the parameter has a default value of 0.
Minimum number of Lower
Case characters
The minimum number of lowercase characters required in a management
user password.
Range: 0-10 characters. By default, there is no requirement for lowercase
letters in a password, and the parameter has a default value of 0.
Minimum number of Digits The minimum number of numeric digits required in a management user
password.
Range: 0-10 digits. By default, there is no requirement for numerical digits
in a password, and the parameter has a default value of 0.
Minimum number of Special
characters (!, @, #, $, %, ^, &, *,
<, >, {, }, [, ], :, ., comma, |, +, ~,
`)
The minimum number of special characters.
Range: 0-10 characters.
Username or Reverse of
username NOT in Password
When you select this checkbox, the password cannot be the management
users’ current username or the username spelled backwards.
Table 189: Management Password Policy Settings