Protecting The Local User Database From Distributions; Configuring Password Policies; Setting The Password Strength Policy - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

where <switch_list> is a semicolon-separated list of switch Domain IDs, switch names, or switch WWN
addresses. You can also specify —d "*" to send the local user database only to Fabric OS 5.2.0 or
later switches in the fabric.

Protecting the local user database from distributions

Fabric OS 5.2.0 and later allow you to distribute the user database and passwords to other switches in the
fabric. When the switch accepts a distributed user database, it replaces the local user database with the
user database it receives.
By default, switches accept the user databases and passwords distributed from other switches. This section
explains how to protect the local user database from being overwritten.
To accept distribution of user databases on the local switch:
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an admin account.
2. Issue the following command:
fddCfg --localaccept PWD
where PWD is the user database policy.
To reject distributed user databases on the local switch:
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an admin account.
2. Issue the following command:
fddCfg --localreject PWD

Configuring password policies

The password policies described in this section apply to the local switch user database only. Configured
password policies (and all user account attribute and password state information) are synchronized across
CPs and remain unchanged after an HA failover. Password policies can also be manually distributed
across the fabric (see
configurable password policies:
• Password strength
• Password history
• Password expiration
• Account lockout
All password policies are enforced during logins to the standby CP. However, you may observe that the
password enforcement behavior on the standby CP is inconsistent with prior login activity. This is because
password state information from the active CP is automatically synchronized with the standby CP, thereby
overwriting any password state information that was previously stored there. Also, password changes are
not permitted on the standby CP.
Password authentication policies configured using the passwdCfg command are not enforced during
initial prompts to change default passwords.

Setting the password strength policy

The password strength policy is enforced across all user accounts, and enforces a set of format rules to
which new passwords must adhere. The password strength policy is enforced only when a new password is
defined. The total of the other password strength policy parameters (lowercase, uppercase, digits, and
punctuation) must be less than or equal to the value of the MinLength parameter.
Use the following attributes to set the password strength policy:
• Lowercase
Specifies the minimum number of lowercase alphabetic characters that must appear in the password.
The default value is zero. The maximum value must be less than or equal to the MinLength value.
• Uppercase
Specifies the minimum number of uppercase alphabetic characters that must appear in the password.
The default value is zero. The maximum value must be less than or equal to the MinLength value.
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