Instruction manual

Security risks
4-18 Issue 9 May 2003
Prevent theft of
information via
voice messaging
system
Assign secure
passwords
Passwords Encourage users
to select
non-trivial,
maximum-length
passwords
Administer
minimum
password length
Passwords
(MERLIN MAIL
R3 Voice
Messaging
System only)
Administer a
minimum
password length
of at least 6 digits
Set number of
consecutive
unsuccessful
login attempts
before mailbox is
locked
Security violation
notification
(MERLIN MAIL
R3 Voice
Messaging
System only)
Use the Mailbox
Lock or Warning
Message option,
set to a low
threshold
Table 4-2. Security goals: MERLIN II, MERLIN LEGEND, MERLIN Plus, and
System 25 communications systems — Continued
Security Goal Method Security Tool Steps
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