Chapter 7: Using the Command Line Interface
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Special Character Requirement
This command syntax determines whether a strong password includes at
least a special character.
config:#
security strongPasswords enforceAtLeastOneSpecialCharacter <option>
Variables:
<option> is one of the options:
enable
or
disable
.
Option
Description
enable
At least one special character is required.
disable
No special character is required.
Example
The following command determines that a password must comprise at
least one special character.
config:#
security strongPasswords enforceAtLeastOneSpecialCharacter enable
Maximum Password History
This command syntax determines the number of previous passwords that
CANNOT be repeated when changing the password.
config:#
security strongPasswords passwordHistoryDepth <value>
Variables:
<value> is an integer between 1 and 12.
Example
The following command determines that the previous 7 passwords
CANNOT be re-used when changing the password.
config:#
security strongPasswords passwordHistoryDepth 7