Enable Password
Use the Enable Password page to configure the enable password.
To display this page, click
System
>
Passwords
>
Enable Password
in the navigation menu.
Table 45: Enable Password Fields
Field
Description
Enable Password
Specify the password all users must enter after executing the enable
command at the CLI prompt.
Confirm Enable Password
Confirms the new enable password. The password appears in the *****
format.
If you change any of the parameters, click
Submit
to apply the changes to the system. If you want the
switch to retain the new values across a power cycle, you must save the configuration.
Password Rules
Use the Password Rules page to configure settings that apply to all user passwords.
To display this page, click
System
>
Passwords
>
Password Rules
in the navigation menu.
Table 46: Password Rules Configuration Fields
Field
Description
Minimum Length
Passwords must have at least this many characters (range is 8 to 64).
Aging (days)
The number of days that a user password is valid from the time the password is
set. Once a password expires, the user is required to enter a new password at the
next login.
History
The number of previous passwords that are retained to prevent password reuse.
This helps to ensure that a user does not attempt to reuse the same password
too often.
Lockout Attempts
After a user fails to log in this number of times, the user is locked out until the
password is reset by the administrator.
Strength Check
Enable or disable the password strength check feature. Enabling this feature
forces the user to configure passwords that comply with the strong password
configuration specified in the following fields.
Minimum Number of
Uppercase Letters
Specify the minimum number of uppercase letters a password must include.
Minimum Number of
Lowercase Letters
Specify the minimum number of lowercase letters a password must include.
Minimum Number of Numeric
Characters
Specify the minimum number of numbers a password must include.
Minimum Number of Special
Characters
Specify the minimum number of special characters (non-alphanumeric, such as
# or &) a password must include.
Maximum Number of Repeated
Characters
Specify the maximum number of repeated characters a password is allowed to
include. An example of four repeated characters is aaaa.
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