Configure password composition
To configure the password composition policy
for all users, which includes the minimum number of characters from
the set of lowercase letters, uppercase letters, special characters,
and numbers, enter the password composition command.
The minimum password length must be equal or greater than the sum
of the password composition.
Example
In this example, we set the password special characters parameter to 3.
switch# password composition specialcharacter 3
The
show password-configuration command
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 : 10
User login details checking : Enabled
Password composition
Lower case : 2 characters
Upper case : 2 characters
Special character : 3 characters
Number : 2 characters
Repeat password checking : Disabled
Username checking : Disabled
Repeat characters checking : Disabled