Configure the Password Complexity parameters
You can configure the Password Complexity parameters at any time but they will only take effect if the Password Complexity feature is enabled.
Example
In this example, we enable the aging
and history
parameters.
switch# password configuration aging switch# password configuration history
The Password history
and Password
aging
are now enabled.
We then set the aging parameter, aging-period
,
to 60 days:
switch# password configuration aging-period 60
The show password-configuration
displays
the configuration changes:
switch# show password-configuration Global password control configuration Password control : Enabled Password history : Enabled Number of history records : 8 Password aging : Enabled Aging time : 60 days Early notice on password expiration : 7 days Minimum password update interval : 24 hours Expired user login : 3 login attempts in 30 days Password minimum length : 8 User login details checking : Enabled Password composition Lower case : 2 characters Upper case : 2 characters Special character : 2 characters Number : 2 characters Repeat password checking : Disabled Username checking : Disabled Repeat characters checking : Disabled