Configuring Password Control; Overview; Password Setting - HPE FlexNetwork 7500 Series Security Configuration Manual

Configuring password control

Overview

Password control allows you to implement the following features:
•
Manage login and super password setup, expirations, and updates for device management
users.
•
Control user login status based on predefined policies.
Local users are divided into two types: device management users and network access users. This
feature applies only to device management users. For more information about local users, see
"Configuring AAA."

Password setting

Minimum password length
You can define the minimum length of user passwords. If a user enters a password that is shorter
than the minimum length, the system rejects the password.
Password composition policy
A password can be a combination of characters from the following types:
•
Uppercase letters A to Z.
•
Lowercase letters a to z.
•
Digits 0 to 9.
•
Special characters in
Table 17 Special Characters
Character name
Ampersand sign
Asterisk
Back quote
Blank space
Colon
Dollar sign
Equal sign
Left angle bracket
Left bracket
Minus sign
Plus sign
Quotation marks
Right brace
Right parenthesis
Table 17.
Symbol
&
*
`
N/A
:
$
=
<
[
-
+
"
}
)
245
Character name
Apostrophe
At sign
Back slash
Caret
Comma
Dot
Exclamation point
Left brace
Left parenthesis
Percent sign
Pound sign
Right angle bracket
Right bracket
Semi-colon
Symbol
'
@
\
^
,
.
!
{
(
%
#
>
]
;