Specifications

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Chapter 3 CLI Commands
(config) authentication strict-password-policy
(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 [max-retry-attempts number]
no authentication strict-password-policy [max-retry-attempts number]
Syntax Description
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 be 8 to 31 characters long.
• 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.
• The password cannot contain dictionary words.
When you disable the strong password policy, user passwords must meet the following requirements:
• The password must have 1 to 31 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.
max-retry-attempts
number
Specifies the maximum number of failed login attempts allowed before the
user is locked out. The range is 1–25; the default is 3.