Dell C9000 series, Reference Manual

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Related
Commands
enable password — sets the password for the
enable
command.
login authentication — configures an authentication method to log in to the switch.
service password-encryption — encrypts all passwords configured in the system.
radius-server key — configures a key for all RADIUS communications between the
switch and the RADIUS host server.
tacacs-server key — configures a key for communication between a server
and client.
username — establishes an authentication system based on user names.
password-attributes
Configure the password attributes (strong password).
C9000 Series
Syntax
password-attributes [min-length number ] [max-retry number ]
[lockout-period minutes ][character-restriction [upper number ]
[lower number ] [numeric number ] [special-char number ]]
To return to the default, use the
no password-attributes [min-length
number ] [max-retry number ] [lockout-period minutes ] [character-
restriction [upper number ] [lower number ] [numeric number ]
[special-char number ]]
command.
Parameters
min-length
number
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords
min-length
then the number
of characters. The range is from 0 to 32 characters.
max-retry number (OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords
max-retry
then the number of
maximum password retries. The range is from 0 to 16.
lockout-period
minutes
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword
lockout-period
then the
number of minutes. The range is from
1
to
1440
minutes. The
default is
0
minutes and the lockout-period is not enabled. This
parameter enhances the security of the switch by locking out
sessions on the Telnet or SSH sessions for which there has been
a consecutive failed login attempts. The console is not locked
out.
character-
restriction (OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords
character-restriction
to
indicate a character restriction for the password.
upper number (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword
upper
then the upper number.
The range is from 0 to 31.
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