configure account password-policy long-sequenceNEW!

configure account [all | name] password-policy long-sequence [permit | deny]

Description

Requires that sequential input (logical and keyboard indexed) beyond 3 characters is prohibited.

Syntax Description

all Specifies all users (and future users).
name Specifies an account name.
long-sequence Specifies that a password contains a sequence of more than 3 characters in alphabetical, numerical, or keyboard order. For example, 'qwer'.
permit Specifies that long sequences are permitted (Default).
deny Specifies that long sequences are not permitted.

Default

permit

Usage Guidelines

Any sequential input of 4 characters or more is prohibited, for example '1234', 'abcd', or 'qwer'. This prohibits both ascending and descending order and checks upper case input, for example "DCBA" and "rewq" are also not allowed. Mixed case is not considered sequential, for example "Abcd" is allowed.

Example

The following example requires all users to use this specified format for all passwords:

configure account all password-policy long-sequnce deny

History

This command was first available in version 33.1.1.

Platform Availability

This command is available on all Universal switches supported in this document.