The following table lists configurable password policy parameters.
|
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
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character-restriction lower |
Specifies the minimum number of lowercase alphabetic characters that must occur in the password. The maximum value must be less than or equal to the minimum length value. The default value is zero, which means there is no restriction of lowercase characters. |
|
character-restriction upper |
Specifies the minimum number of uppercase alphabetic characters that must occur in the password. The maximum value must be less than or equal to the Minimum Length value. The default value is zero, which means there is no restriction of uppercase characters. |
|
character-restriction numeric |
Specifies the minimum number of numeric characters that must occur in the password. The maximum value must be less than or equal to the Minimum Length value. The default value is zero, which means there is no restriction of numeric characters. |
|
character-restriction special-char |
Specifies the minimum number of punctuation characters that must occur in the password. All printable, non-alphanumeric punctuation characters except the colon(:), exclamation mark (!), and question mark (?) are allowed. The value must be less than or equal to the Minimum Length value. The default value is zero, which means there is no restriction of punctuation characters. Special characters, such as backslash (\) and question mark (?), are not counted as characters in a password unless the password is specified within quotes. |
|
min-length |
Specifies the minimum length of the password. Passwords must be from 8 through 32 characters in length. The default value is 8. The total of the previous four parameters (lowercase, uppercase, digits, and punctuation) must be less than or equal to the Minimum Length value. |
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max-retry |
Specifies the number of failed password logins permitted before a user is locked out. The lockout threshold can range from 0 through 16. The default value is 0. When a password fails more than one of the strength attributes, an error is reported for only one of the attributes at a time. |
Note
Passwords have a maximum of 40 characters.