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User authentication
5. (Optional) For Username alias, type an alias for the user.
Because the name used to create the user and cannot contain special characters such as
hyphens (-) or periods (.), an alias allows the user to log in using a name that contains special
characters. For security purposes, if two users have the same alias, the alias will be disabled.
6. Enter a password for the user. The password must be at least eight characters long and must
contain at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number, and one special
character.
7. Click to expand Login failure lockout.
The login failure lockout feature is enabled by default. To disable, click to toggle off Enable.
a. For Lockout tries, type the number of unsuccessful login attempts before the user is
locked out of the device. The default is 5.
b. For Lockout duration, type the amount of time that the user is locked out after the
number of unsuccessful login attempts defined in Lockout tries.
Allowed values are any number of minutes, or seconds, and take the format number{m|s}.
For example, to set Lockout duration to ten minutes, enter 10m or 600s.
The minimum value is 1 second, and the maximum is 15 minutes. The default is 15
minutes.
8. Add groups for the user.
Groups define user access rights. See
groups.
a. Click to expand Groups.
b. For Add Group, click .
c. For Group, select an appropriate group.
Note
Every user must be configured with at least one group. You can add multiple groups to a
user by clicking Add again and selecting the next group.
9. (Optional) Add SSH keys for the user to use passwordless SSH login:
a. Click SSH keys.
b. In Add SSH key, paste or type a public encryption key that this user can use for
passwordless SSH login and click .
10. (Optional) Configure two-factor authentication for SSH, telnet, and serial console login:
a. Click Two-factor authentication.
b. Check Enable to enable two-factor authentication for this user.
Digi Connect EZ Mini User Guide
Authentication groups
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