Strong Passwords - Raritan Dominion KX II-101-V2 User Manual

Chapter 8: Security Management
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Strong Passwords

Strong passwords provide more secure local authentication for the
system. Using strong passwords, you can specify the format of valid KX
II-101-V2 local passwords such as minimum and maximum length,
required characters, and password history retention.
Strong passwords require user-created passwords to have a minimum of
8 characters with at least one alphabetical character and one
nonalphabetical character (punctuation character or number). In addition,
the first four characters of the password and the user name cannot
match.
When selected, strong password rules are enforced. Users with
passwords not meeting strong password criteria will automatically be
required to change their password on their next login. When deselected,
only the standard format validation is enforced. When selected, the
following fields are enabled and required:
Field
Minimum length of strong
password
Maximum length of strong
password
Enforce at least one lower
case character
Enforce at least one upper
case character
Enforce at least one
numeric character
Enforce at least one
printable special character
Number of restricted
passwords based on history
Description
Passwords must be at least 8
characters long. The default is 8, but
administrators can change the minimum
to 63 characters.
The default minimum length is 8, but
administrators can set the maximum to
a default of 16 characters. The
maximum length of strong passwords is
63 characters.
When checked, at least one lower case
character is required in the password.
When checked, at least one upper case
character is required in the password.
When checked, at least one numeric
character is required in the password.
When checked, at least one special
character (printable) is required in the
password.
This field represents the password
history depth. That is, the number of
prior passwords that cannot be
repeated. The range is 1-12 and the
default is 5.