Huawei Quidway S8500 Series User Manual

Command Manual – Getting Started
Quidway S8500 Series Routing Switches Chapter 2
Password Control Configuration Commands
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Description
Use the password-control aging aging-time command to configure the aging time for
system login passwords. This command can also be carried out in the local user view.
Use the password-control length length command to configure the minimum length
for the system login passwords. This command can also be carried out in the local user
view.
Use the password-control login-attempt login-times command to configure the
number of password attempts allowed for each user.
Use the password-control history max-record-num command to configure the
maximum number of history password records allowed for each user.
Use the password-control alert-before-expire alert-time command to configure the
alert time before password expiration.
Use the password-control authentication-timeout authentication-timeout command
to configure the timeout time for user password authentication.
Use the password-control login-attempt attempt-time exceed command to configure
the processing mode used after password attempt fails.
Example
# Configure the aging time of the system login passwords to 100 days.
<Quidway>system-view
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.
[Quidway] password-control aging 100
# Configure the minimum length of the system login passwords to 8 characters.
[Quidway] password-control length 8
# Configure the number of password attempts allowed for each user to 5.
[Quidway] password-control login-attempt 5
# Configure the maximum number of history password records allowed for each user to
10.
[Quidway] password-control history 10
# Configure the alert time so that users are alerted 7 days before their passwords
expire.
[Quidway] password-control alert-before-expire 7
# Configure the timeout time of the user password authentication to 100 seconds.
[Quidway] password-control authentication-timeout 100
# Configure the processing mode so that the system locks the user after failed
password authentication attempts and allow the user to log in to the switch again 360
minutes later.

Huawei Quidway S8500 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Huawei
Model	Quidway S8500 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English