Setting Security Parameters - Symmetricom SSU-2000e User Manual

Chapter 3 Provisioning and Operating the SSU-2000e

Setting Security Parameters

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where the format for the list of users is
password days left, lockout
Setting Security Parameters
Only an Administrator-level user can access security parameters for the
SSU-2000e. You can use ICS or TL1 commands to set the security parameters,
which include the following:
Setting the Number of Failed Attempts Counter – if a user cannot log in correctly
within this number of attempts, that user is then prevented from further attempts
for the period specified in the Lockout time parameter.
Setting the Lockout Time – When a user has exceeded the number of failed login
attempts, that user is prevented from further attempts to log in for the period
specified in this parameter.
Setting the Password Aging – A user's password is valid for the number of days
specified in this parameter. If the user attempts to log in after this number of days,
the user must create a new password.
Viewing the Security Log – The security log contains information related to the
security of the system, such as the login attempts, successful logins, logouts, etc.
Setting User Parameters, such as:
– Changing a Password
– Changing Access Level
– Deleting a User
– Setting a Temporary Password
– Enabling, Disabling, and Unlocking Users
Using ICS Commands
1. Connect a computer to a serial port on the SSU-2000e and log in using an
Administrator-level user name and password, as described in
SSU-2000e, on page 102.
2. Type
SECURITY FAIL 3
attempts before disabling the user account.
3. Type
SECURITY LOCKOUT 60
seconds.
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"ADMIN,4,ENA,ALIVE,23,NO"
"DAVID,4,ENA,ALIVE,28,NO"
"DAVID1,1,ENA,ALIVE,29,NO"
"FRANK1,1,ENA,ALIVE,29,NO"
and press Enter to set 3 as the number of failed login
and press Enter to set the lockout time to 60
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