Security-Password Minimum-Categories - Allied Telesis IE220 Series Manual

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SER CCESS OMMANDS
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SECURITY PASSWORD MINIMUM

security-password minimum-categories

Overview This command specifies the minimum number of categories that the password
must contain in order to be considered valid. The password categories are:
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Note that to ensure password security, the minimum number of categories should
align with the lifetime selected, i.e. the fewer categories specified the shorter the
lifetime specified.
Syntax security-password minimum-categories <1-4>
The default number of categories that the password must satisfy is 1.
Default
Mode Global Configuration
To configure the required minimum number of character categories to be 3, use
Example
the command:
awplus#
awplus(config)#
Related security-password forced-change
commands
security-password history
security-password lifetime
security-password min-lifetime-enforce
security-password minimum-length
security-password reject-expired-pwd
security-password warning
show running-config
show security-password configuration
show security-password user
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CATEGORIES
uppercase letters: A to Z
lowercase letters: a to z
digits: 0 to 9
special symbols: all printable ASCII characters not included in the previous
three categories. The question mark (?) cannot be used as it is reserved for
help functionality.
Parameter Description
<1-4>
Number of categories the password must satisfy, in the range 1 to 4.
configure terminal
security-password minimum-categories 3
security-password
Command Reference for IE220 Series
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