Users Guide

Defining a Management Password Policy
To define specific management password policy settings through the WebUI or the CLI, complete the following
steps:
In the WebUI
1. Navigate to Configuration>All Profiles.
2. Expand Other Profiles.
3. Select Mgmt Password Policy.
4. Configure the settings described in Table 181.
Parameter Description
Enable Password Policy Select this checkbox to enable the password management policy. The
password policy will not be enforced until this checkbox is selected.
Minimum password length
required
The minimum number of characters required for a management user
password
Range: 6-64 characters. Default: 6.
Minimum number of Upper
Case characters
The minimum number of uppercase characters required in a
management user password.
Range: 0-10 characters. By default, there is no requirement for
uppercase letters in a password, and the parameter has a default value
of 0.
Minimum number of Lower
Case characters
The minimum number of lowercase characters required in a
management user password.
Range: 0-10 characters. By default, there is no requirement for
lowercase letters in a password, and the parameter has a default value
of 0.
Minimum number of Digits The minimum number of numeric digits required in a management user
password.
Range: 0-10 digits. By default, there is no requirement for numerical
digits in a password, and the parameter has a default value of 0.
Minimum number of Special
characters (!, @, #, $, %, ^, &,
*, <, >, {, }, [, ], :, ., comma, |,
+, ~, `)
The minimum number of special characters.
Range: 0-10 characters.
Username or Reverse of
username NOT in Password
When you select this checkbox, the password cannot be the
management users’ current username or the username spelled
backwards.
Maximum consecutive
character repeats
The maximum number of consecutive repeating characters allowed in a
management user password.
Table 181: Management Password Policy Settings
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