Password Policy - Siemens SCALANCE W770 Series Configuration Manuals

Security and authentication
11.1 User rights management
Syntax
Call up the command with the following parameters:
username {admin} password <passwd>
The parameters have the following meaning:
Parameter
admin
password
passwd
Result
The password is changed.
Note
Changing the password in Trial mode
Even if you change the password in Trial mode, this change is saved immediately.
Further notes
You show the created users with the show user-accounts command.
You can also change the passwords with the user-account command.
You display the currently valid password policy with the show password-policy command.
11.1.4.10

password policy

Description
With this command you specify which password policy will be used when assigning new
passwords.
486
Description
User name of the default user with
read and write access to the config‐
uration data.
Keyword for a password
Value for the password
SCALANCE W770/W730 acc. to IEEE 802.11n Command Line Interface
Range of values / note
-
-
Enter the password.
The strength of the password depends on
the set password policy:
● low: Password length: at least 6
characters
● high: The password must meet the
following conditions:
– Password length: at least 8
characters
– at least 1 uppercase letter
– at least 1 special character
– at least 1 number
Configuration Manual, 09/2017, C79000-G8976-C324-08