10: User Authentication
SecureLinx SLC User Guide
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Setting up Local Users
You can configure the SLC to use local accounts to authenticate users who attempt to log
in via SSH, Telnet, the Web, or the console port.
To add an authenticated user:
1. From the main menu, select
User Authentication
-
Local Users
. The following
page displays.
2. Enter the following:
Enable Local
Users
Select to enable all local users except sysadmin. The
sysadmin is always available regardless of how you set the
check box.
Complex
Passwords
Select to enable the SLC to enforce rules concerning the
password structure (e.g., alphanumeric requirements,
number of characters, punctuation marks). Disabled by
default.
Complexity rules:
Passwords must be at least eight characters long.
They must contain one upper case letter (A-Z), one lower case
letter (a-z), one digit ( 0-9), and one punctuation character
(()`~!@#$%%^&*-+=\{}[]:;"'<>,.?/_).
