User guide

PTP 800 Series User Guide Task 5: Configuring security
phn-2513_004v000 (Oct 2012)
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Setting password complexity
Complete this task to configure password complexity rules for the web-based management
interface. If identity-based user accounts are enabled, this task may only be performed by
a Security Officer.
If the unit is required to operate in FIPS 140-2 secure mode, set password complexity
configuration to ‘Best Practise Values’.
To set these options, proceed as follows:
1
Select menu option Management, Web, Local User Accounts. The Local
User Accounts page is displayed (Figure 131).
2
Review and update the password complexity configuration attributes (Table
228).
3
To reset all attributes to the best practice values (as shown in Table 228), select
Set Best Practice Complexity. This is required for FIPS 140-2.
4
To restore default values, select Set Default Complexity.
5
If any attributes have been updated, select Submit User Account Updates.
Table 228 Password complexity configuration attributes
Attribute Meaning Best
practice
Minimum Password
Length
The minimum number of characters required in
passwords.
10
Password Can
Contain User Name
‘No’ means that passwords must not contain the
user name.
‘Yes’ means that passwords may contain the user
name.
No
Minimum Number
Of Specific
Characters
The minimum number of lowercase, uppercase,
numeric and special characters required in
passwords.
For example, if all values are set to 2, then
‘FredBloggs’ will be rejected, but ‘FredBloggs(25)’
will be accepted.
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