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134 Managing access passwords
N0008589 3.3
Setting password policy
You can define the system parameters for the passwords that you assign to users by determining
the length, age and history that the passwords must meet.
1
Select Management, User Manager .
The User Profile screen appears showing the current user profile information.
2
Click the Password Policy tab.
Figure 34 Password Policy tab
3
Use the information provided in the following table to determine the lockout policy for your
system.
Table 9 Password policy settings
Attribute Value Description
Minimum Password Length 1 to 8 Default: 8
Determines the minimum number of characters that must be
entered for a new password. Passwords can be a maximum
of 14 characters long.
Password Complexity 0
2
3
Default: 3
Define the level of complexity for the system user
passwords.
0 (zero): none of the Password policies are required
2: at least two different types of characters are required
3: at least three different types of characters are required.
At highest complexity, passwords must contain elements from three of the four
following character sets:
• upper case alphabet (English)
• lower case alphabet (English
• westernized Arabic numerals
• non-alphanumeric characters ($, !, %, ^)
Network note: If you are using Network Configuration Manager, password policies will be applied, regardless
of the Unified Manager settings.