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Chapter 9: Security Management
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Strong Passwords
Strong passwords provide more secure local authentication for the
system. Using strong passwords, you can specify the format of valid KSX
II local passwords such as minimum and maximum length, required
characters, and password history retention.
Strong passwords require user-created passwords to have a minimum of
8 characters with at least one alphabetical character and one
nonalphabetical character (punctuation character or number). In addition,
the first four characters of the password and the user name cannot
match.
When selected, strong password rules are enforced. Users with
passwords not meeting strong password criteria will automatically be
required to change their password on their next login. When deselected,
only the standard format validation is enforced. When selected, the
following fields are enabled and required:
Field
Description
Minimum length of strong
password
Passwords must be at least 8
characters long. The default is 8, but it
can be up to 63.
Maximum length of strong
password
The default is 8 minimum and 16 the is
the default maximum.
Enforce at least one lower
case character
When checked, at least one lower case
character is required in the password.
Enforce at least one upper
case character
When checked, at least one upper case
character is required in the password.
Enforce at least one
numeric character
When checked, at least one numeric
character is required in the password.
Enforce at least one
printable special character
When checked, at least one special
character (printable) is required in the
password.
Number of restricted
passwords based on history
This field represents the password
history depth. That is, the number of
prior passwords that cannot be
repeated. The range is 1-12 and the
default is 5.