Lenovo ThinkAgile SXM4200, Administrator'S Manual

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Chapter 4. Managing IDs and passwords
Proper maintenance of IDs and passwords is essential for the security of the components and the overall
product. Lenovo’s Software Security Review Board stresses in the strongest possible terms that customers
should manage all product credentials according to the recommendations stated here.
Initial IDs passwords
Applicable IDs and passwords will be set or changed during the Lenovo Professional Services deployment
engagement.
Changing passwords
For the password change procedures, refer to the relevant component documentation. See “ThinkAgile SXM
documentation and related content” on page 1.
Important: Changing some IDs or passwords without proper planning (for example, the IMM on any of the
System x3650 M5 servers) will affect the overall configuration for the cluster.
Password criteria
The following password criteria are strongly recommended by Lenovo’s Software Security Review Board:
• No less than twenty (20) characters.
• Includes letters, specifically mixed case.
• Includes numbers.
• Includes punctuation.
• Does not include any repeated characters.
It is also recommended that a random password generator be used. One example is the Norton Identity Safe
Password Generator. See the following Web site:
https://identitysafe.norton.com/password-generator
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