Quick Reference Guide

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passwords min-length
The passwords min-length Global Configuration mode command sets the minimum length
required for passwords in the local database. Use the no form of this command to remove the
minimum password length requirement.
Syntax
• passwords min-length length
• no passwords min-length
• length — The minimum length required for passwords. (Range: 8 - 64 characters)
Default Configuration
No minimum password length.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode.
User Guidelines
• Relevant to local user passwords, line passwords, and enable passwords.
• The software checks the password length when an unencrypted password is defined or a user
enters an unencrypted password when logging in.
NOTE: The length of encrypted passwords is only checked when the user logs in. Similarly, the length
of passwords that were defined before the minimum password length requirement was configured are
checked only when the user logs in.
Example
The following example configures a minimum length of 8 characters required for passwords in the
local database.
Console(config)# passwords min-length 8