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Parameter
password-min-lowercase-
characters
password-min-special-
character
password-min-uppercase-
characters
password-not-username
Usage Guidelines
By default, the password for a management user has no requirements other than a minimum length of 6
alphanumeric or special characters.You do not need to configure a different management user password policy unless
your company enforces a best practices password policy for management users with root access to network
equipment.
The table below lists the special characters allowed and not allowed in any management user password
Allowed Characters
exclamation point: !
underscore: _
at symbol: @
pound sign: #
dollar sign: $
percent sign: %
caret: ^
ampersand: &
star: *
greater and less than symbols: < >
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Description
password
Range: 6-64 characters. Default: 6.
The minimum number of lowercase characters required in a management
user password.
Range: 0-10 characters. By default, there is no requirement for lowercase
letters in a password, and the parameter has a default value of 0.
The minimum number of special characters required in a management user
password.
Range: 0-10 characters. By default, there is no requirement for special
characters in a password, and the parameter has a default value of 0. See
Usage Guidelines below for a list of allowed and disallowed special
characters
The minimum number of uppercase characters required in a management
user password.
Range: 0-10 characters. By default, there is no requirement for uppercase
letters in a password, and the parameter has a default value of 0.
Password cannot be the management users' current username or the
username spelled backwards.
Disallowed Characters
Parenthesis: ( )
apostrophe: '
semi-colon: ;
dash: -
equals sign: =
slash: /
question mark: ?
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