password minimum-length

Syntax

password minimum-length <length>
no password minimum-length <length>

Description

Configures the minimum password length. When changing the password for the manager, operator, or local management users, the new password must be at least the length of this parameter.

The no form of this command sets the minimum password length to the default value of 0. If the Password Complexity feature is disabled, the length parameter is set to 0. The manager minimum password length is 15.

Parameter

length

When the Password Complexity feature is enabled, the minimum password length is 15 for the manager user and 8 for all other users, including the operator. The range is 15 to 64 for the manager and 8 to 64 for all other users.