Configuring Security
Configuring Password Complexity Rules
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• Password Aging Time—Enter the number of days that can elapse before
the user will be prompted to change the password.
NOTE Password aging also applies to zero-length passwords (no
password).
• Password Complexity Settings—Check Enable to enable complexity rules
for passwords. If password complexity is enabled, passwords must conform
to the following default settings:
- Are different from the current password.
- Are different from the current user name.
- Contain characters from at least three character classes (uppercase
letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters available on a
standard keyboard).
- Contain no character that is repeated more than three times
consecutively.
- Have a minimum length of eight characters.
STEP 3 You can modify the default password settings in the following fields:
• Minimal Password Length—Enter the minimal number of characters
required for passwords.
NOTE A zero-length password (no password) is allowed, and can still have
password aging assigned to it.
• Allowed Character Repetition—Enter the number of times that a character
can be repeated.
• Minimal Number of Character Classes—Enter the number of character
classes which must be present in a password. Character classes are
lowercase, uppercase, digits, and symbols or special characters.
• The New Password Must Be Different than the Current One—If selected,
the new password cannot be the same as the current password upon a
password change.
• The New Password Must Be Different than the User Name—If selected,
the new password cannot be the same as the current username upon a
password change.
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