Configuring Password Policy Settings Managing Switch User Accounts
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Configuring Password Policy Settings
The global password policy settings for the switch define the following requirements that are applied to all
user accounts:
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Minimum password size.
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Whether or not the password can contain the username.
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The minimum number of uppercase characters required in a password.
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The minimum number of uppercase characters required in a password.
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The minimum number of base-10 digits required in a password.
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The minimum number of non-alphanumeric characters (symbols) required in a password.
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Password expiration.
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The maximum number of old passwords that are saved in the password history.
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The minimum number of days during which a user is not allowed to change their password.
Password policy settings are applied when a password is created or modified. The following subsections
describe how to configure these settings using CLI commands.
To view the current policy configuration, use the show user password-policy command. For more infor-
mation about this command and those used in the configuration examples throughout this section, see the
OmniSwitch 6250/6450 CLI Reference Guide.