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Security
Password Strength
Password Strength
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Cisco Small Business SG200 Series 8-port Smart Switches Administration Guide
You can use the Password Strength page to configure characteristics of secure
management user passwords.
To configure password strength settings:
Click Security > Password Strength in the navigation window.
Enter the following parameters:
•
Minimum Password Length—The minimum number of characters required
for a management user password. Specify 0 to set the password length to a
range of 1–7 characters. Or set a specific password length to a value in the
range 8–64 characters.
•
Password Aging Time—Select the checkbox and enter the time after which
a password expires, from 1–365 days. When a password expires, the user
must enter a new password before continuing.
Select Enable for the Strength Check field to configure the types of checks to be
performed:
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Password Exclude Keyword Check—Select Enable to enable the switch
check whether preconfigured keywords are used in a password when when
a user attempts to create or change the password. The preconfigured
keywords are cisco and ocsic.
•
Password User Name Check—Select Enable to prevent users from
including their user names in their passwords when they create or change
them.
•
Character Can Repeat Itself Consecutively a Maximum of 3 Times—
Select Enable to enable the switch to check whether any character in the
password is repeated consecutively more than three times.
•
Minimum Number of Character Classes—Select the checkbox and enter
the minimum number of character classes that must be represented in the
password string. The four possible character classes are: uppercase letters,
lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters available on a standard
keyboard.
Click Apply and then click Close. Your changes are saved to the Running
Configuration.
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