Nortel CallPilot Administrator's Manual page 113

Nortel recommends the use of strong passwords. Strong passwords are enabled
by default in CallPilot to provide increased system security.
Creating a strong password
Example of a strong password: J*p2le04>F
A strong password must:
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upper case characters
lower case characters
numerals
symbols found on keyboard
Changing global mailbox password options
If the mailbox password defaults shipped with CallPilot do not adequately
address the security needs of your organization, change them.
Default password
The default password consists of the password prefix plus the mailbox
number. It is truncated at 16 characters whenever the mailbox number
exceeds 14 characters. The default password is in effect whenever
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be at least 6 characters
not use a complete dictionary word
not contain your user name, real name, or company name
be significantly different from previous passwords (for example,
passwords that increment are weak; e.g., Password1, Password2,
Password3)
include characters from at least three of the following categories
Note: Passwords that contain a space are accepted by CallPilot.
Spaces are only place holders and not classed as numbers, letters or
symbols.
new mailboxes or administrators are added to the CallPilot database
after a password is reset
Nortel CallPilot
Administrator Guide
NN44200-601 01.11 Standard
5.0 9 November 2007
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