Password Control Configuration Example; Network Requirements; Configuration Procedure - HP VSR1000 Security Configuration Manual

NOTE:
The reset password-control history-record command can delete the history password records of one or
all users even when the password history function is disabled.

Password control configuration example

Network requirements

Configure a global password control policy to meet the following requirements:
• A password must contain at least 16 characters.
A password must contain four character types and at least four character for each type.
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An FTP or VTY user failing to provide the correct password in two successive login attempts is
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permanently prohibited from logging in.
• A user can log in five times within 60 days after the password expires.
A password expires after 30 days.
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The minimum password update interval is 36 hours.
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The maximum account idle time is 30 days.
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A password cannot contain the username or the reverse of the username.
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• No character appears consecutively three or more times in a password.
Configure a super password control policy for user role network-operator to meet the following
requirements:
• A super password must contain at least 24 characters.
A super password must contain four character types and at least five characters for each type.
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Configure a password control policy for the local Telnet user test to meet the following requirements:
The password must contain at least 24 characters.
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The password must contain four character types and at least five characters for each type.
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• The password for the local user expires after 20 days.

Configuration procedure

# Enable the password control feature globally.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] password-control enable
# Disable a user account permanently if a user fails two consecutive login attempts on the user account.
[Sysname] password-control login-attempt 2 exceed lock
# Set all passwords to expire after 30 days.
[Sysname] password-control aging 30
# Globally set the minimum password length to 16 characters.
[Sysname] password-control length 16
# Set the minimum password update interval to 36 hours.
[Sysname] password-control update-interval 36
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