Password control configuration example
All commands in the following example are executed in non-FIPS mode.
Network requirements
Implementing the following global password control policy:
An FTP or VTY user failing to provide the correct password in two successive login attempts is permanently prohibited from logging in.
A user can log in five times within 60 days after the password expires.
The password aging time is 30 days.
The minimum password update interval is 36 hours.
The maximum account idle time is 30 days.
A password cannot contain the username or the reverse of the username.
No character occurs consecutively three or more times in a password.
Implementing the following super password control policy: A super password must contain at least three types of valid characters, five or more of each type.
Implementing the following password control policy for local Telnet user test:
The password must contain at least 12 characters.
The password must consist of at least two types of valid characters, five or more of each type.
The password aging time is 20 days.
Configuration procedure
# Enable the password control feature globally.
<Sysname> system-view [Sysname] password-control enable
# Prohibit the user from logging in forever after two successive login failures.
[Sysname] password-control login-attempt 2 exceed lock
# Set the password aging time to 30 days for all passwords.
[Sysname] password-control aging 30
# Set the minimum password update interval to 36 hours.
[Sysname] password-control password update interval 36
# Specify that a user can log in five times within 60 days after the password expires.
[Sysname] password-control expired-user-login delay 60 times 5
# Set the maximum account idle time to 30 days.
[Sysname] password-control login idle-time 30
# Refuse any password that contains the username or the reverse of the username.
[Sysname] password-control complexity user-name check
# Specify that no character of the password can be repeated three or more times consecutively.
[Sysname] password-control complexity same-character check
# Specify that a super password must contain at least three types of characters and each type must contain at least five characters.
[Sysname] password-control super composition type-number 3 type-length 5
# Configure a super password.
[Sysname] super password level 3 simple 12345ABGFTweuix
# Create a local user named test.
[Sysname] local-user test
# Set the service type of the user to Telnet.
[Sysname-luser-test] service-type telnet
# Set the minimum password length to 12 for the local user.
[Sysname-luser-test] password-control length 12
# Specify that the password of the local user must contain at least two types of characters and each type must contain at least five characters.
[Sysname-luser-test] password-control composition type-number 2 type-length 5
# Set the password aging time to 20 days for the local user.
[Sysname-luser-test] password-control aging 20
# Configure the password of the local user in interactive mode.
[Sysname-luser-test] password Password:*********** Confirm :*********** Updating user(s) information, please wait........ [Sysname-luser-test] quit
Verifying the configuration
# Display the global password control configuration information.
<Sysname> display password-control Global password control configurations: Password control: Enabled Password aging: Enabled (30 days) Password length: Enabled (10 characters) Password composition: Enabled (1 types, 1 characters per type) Password history: Enabled (max history record:4) Early notice on password expiration: 7 days User authentication timeout: 60 seconds Maximum failed login attempts: 2 times Login attempt-failed action: Lock Minimum password update time: 36 hours User account idle-time: 30 days Login with aged password: 5 times in 60 day(s) Password complexity: Enabled (username checking) Enabled (repeated characters checking)
# Display the password control configuration information for super passwords.
<Sysname> display password-control super Super password control configurations: Password aging: Enabled (30 days) Password length: Enabled (10 characters) Password composition: Enabled (3 types, 5 characters per type)
# Display the password control configuration information for local user test.
<Sysname> display local-user user-name test The contents of local user test: State: Active ServiceType: telnet Access-limit: Disable Current AccessNum: 0 User-group: system Bind attributes: Authorization attributes: Password aging: Enabled (20 days) Password length: Enabled (12 characters) Password composition: Enabled (2 types, 5 characters per type) Total 1 local user(s) matched.