Global Security Settings; Password Guidelines - HP Integrated Lights-Out User Manual

Global Security Settings

Global security settings allow the administrator to control access to functions or
to control specific actions of functions that have been enabled globally. For
example, you can control access to iLO RBSU, enable or disable Lights-Out
Functionality, set the Remote Console timeout, Web server SSL and non-SSL
ports, virtual media port, and set the minimum password length.

Password Guidelines

The following is a list of recommended password guidelines. Passwords should:
Passwords issued for a temporary user ID, password reset, or a locked-out user
ID should also conform to these standards. Each password must be a minimum
length of zero characters and a maximum length of 39 characters. The default
minimum length is set to eight characters. Setting the minimum password length
to fewer than eight characters is not recommended unless you have a physically
secure management network that does not extend outside the secure data center.
Never be written down or recorded
Never be shared with others
Not be words generally found in a dictionary, or easy to guess words, such as
the company name, product names, the user's name, or the user's User ID
Include at least three of the four following characteristics:
At least one numeric character
At least one special character
At least one lowercase character
At least one uppercase character
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