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(config) authentication strict-password-policy

To activate the strong password policy on a WAAS device, use the authentication

strict-password-policy global configuration command. To deactivate the strong password policy and

use the standard password policy on a WAAS device, use the no form of this command.

authentication strict-password-policy

no authentication strict-password-policy

Syntax Description This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults The strong password policy is enabled on the WAAS device.

Command Modes global configuration

Device Modes application-accelerator

central-manager

Usage Guidelines When you enable the strong password policy, your user passwords must meet the following

requirements:

• The password must have at least 11 characters.

• The password can include both uppercase and lowercase letters (A–Z and a–z), numbers (0–9), and

special characters including ~`!@#$%^&*()_+-=[]\{};:,</>.

• The password cannot contain all the same characters (for example, 99999).

• The password cannot contain consecutive characters (for example, 12345).

• The password cannot be the same as the username.

• Each new password must be different from the previous 12 passwords. User passwords expire within

90 days.

• The password cannot contain the characters ‘ “ | (apostrophe, double quote, or pipe) or any control

characters.

When you disable the strong password policy, user passwords must meet the following requirements:

• The password must have 1 to 34 characters.

• The password can include both uppercase and lowercase letters (A–Z and a–z), and numbers (0–9).

• The password cannot contain the characters ‘ “ | (apostrophe, double quote, or pipe) or any control

characters.

Note When you enable the strong password policy, existing standard-policy passwords will still work.

However, these passwords are subject to expiration under the strong password policy.