Figure 4.115System > Passwords > Password Rules - Advantech EKI-9516P-HV User Manual

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4.3.9.3 Password Rules
Use the Password Rules page to configure settings that apply to all user passwords.
To access this page, click System > Passwords > Password Rules.
Figure 4.115 System > Passwords > Password Rules
The following table describes the items in the previous figure.
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Minimum Length
Aging (Days)
History
Lockout Attempts
Strength Check
Minimum Number of
Uppercase Letters
Minimum Number of
Lowercase Letters
Minimum Number of
Numeric Characters
Minimum Number of
Special Characters
Maximum Number of
Repeated Characters
Maximum Number of
Consecutive Charac-
ters
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The minimum number of characters required for a valid password.
The number of days that a user password is valid from the time the
password is set. Once a password expires, the user is required to
enter a new password at the next login.
The number of previous passwords that are retained to prevent pass-
word reuse. This helps to ensure that a user does not attempt to reuse
the same password too often.
The number of local authentication attempts that are allowed to fail
before the user account is automatically locked.
Enables or disables the password strength checking feature. Enabling
this feature forces the user to configure passwords that comply with
the various strong password configuration parameters that are
defined on this page.
The minimum number of upper-case letters that a valid password
must contain.
The minimum number of lower-case letters that a valid password must
contain.
The minimum number of numeric characters that a valid password
must contain.
The minimum number of special characters (such as the keyboard
symbols @, $, &) that a valid password must contain.
The maximum number of characters of any type that are allowed to
repeat in a valid password. Repetition is defined as the same charac-
ter occurring in succession anywhere within the password, such as
"11" or "%%%" or "EEEE".
The maximum number of characters belonging to a sequence that are
allowed to occur in a valid password. Consecutive characters are
defined as a sequential pattern of case-sensitive alphabetic or
numeric characters, such as "2345" or "def" or "YZ".
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