Configuring Password Complexity Rules - Cisco 220 Series Smart Plus Administration Manual

Configuring Security

Configuring Password Complexity Rules

STEP 5
Configuring Password Complexity Rules
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Cisco 220 Series Smart Plus Switches Administration Guide Release 1.0.0.x
Click Apply. The profile rule is added to the access profile, and the Running
Configuration is updated.
Passwords are used to authenticate users accessing the switch. Simple
passwords are potential security hazards. Therefore, password complexity
requirements are enforced by default and may be configured as necessary.
Use the Password Strength page to modify the minimum password complexity
requirements and set the password aging time.
To define the minimum password complexity requirements:
Click Security > Password Strength.
Enter the following password aging parameters:
• Password Aging—Check Enable to ask the user to change the password
when the Password Aging Time expires.
• Password Aging Time—Enter the number of days that can elapse before
the user will be prompted to change the password.
Password aging also applies to zero-length passwords (no
NOTE
password).
• Password Complexity Settings—Check Enable to enable complexity rules
for passwords. If password complexity is enabled, passwords must conform
to the following default settings:
- Are different from the current password.
- Are different from the current user name.
- Contain characters from at least three character classes (uppercase
letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters available on a
standard keyboard).
- Contain no character that is repeated more than three times
consecutively.
- Have a minimum length of eight characters.
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