C613-50631-01 Rev A Command Reference for IE340 Series 221
AlliedWare Plus™ Operating System - Version 5.5.3-0.x
USER ACCESS COMMANDS
SECURITY
-PASSWORD MINIMUM-CATEGORIES
security-password minimum-categories
Overview This command specifies the minimum number of categories that the password
must contain in order to be considered valid. The password categories are:
• uppercase letters: A to Z
• lowercase letters: a to z
• digits: 0 to 9
• special symbols: all printable ASCII characters not included in the previous
three categories. The question mark (?) cannot be used as it is reserved for
help functionality.
Note that to ensure password security, the minimum number of categories should
align with the lifetime selected, i.e. the fewer categories specified the shorter the
lifetime specified.
Syntax
security-password minimum-categories <1-4>
Default The default number of categories that the password must satisfy is 1.
Mode Global Configuration
Example To configure the required minimum number of character categories to be 3, use
the command:
awplus# configure terminal
awplus(config)# security-password minimum-categories 3
Related
commands
security-password forced-change
security-password history
security-password lifetime
security-password min-lifetime-enforce
security-password minimum-length
security-password reject-expired-pwd
security-password warning
show running-config security-password
show security-password configuration
show security-password user
Parameter Description
<1-4> Number of categories the password must satisfy, in the range 1 to 4.
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