Chapter 7: Using the Command Line Interface
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Strong Passwords
The strong password commands determine whether a strong password is
required for login, and what a strong password should contain at least.
A strong password command begins with
security
strongPasswords
.
You can combine multiple strong password commands to modify different
parameters at a time. See
Multi-Command Syntax
(on page 373).
Enabling or Disabling Strong Passwords
This command syntax enables or disables the strong password feature.
config:#
security strongPasswords enabled <option>
Variables:
<option> is one of the options:
true
or
false
.
Option
Description
true
Enables the strong password feature.
false
Disables the strong password feature.
Example
This command syntax enables the strong password feature.
config:#
security strongPasswords enabled true
Minimum Password Length
This command syntax determines the minimum length of the password.
config:#
security strongPasswords minimumLength <value>
Variables:
<value> is an integer between 8 and 32.
