Password policy

Set password policies to define requirements for how users must construct or select passwords.

To define password policies:

1. From the left navigation area, select Administration.
2. From the top navigation bar, select Operation Settings. You may have to scroll to view this selection.
3. From the sub-navigation bar, select Password Policy Settings.
4. Enter values to set password policies:
   • Password Minimum Length—Enter a numeric value for the minimum password length.
   • Password Maximum Length—Enter a numeric value for the maximum password length.
   • Minimum number of lowercase characters—Enter a numeric value for the miminum allowed number of lowercase characters.
   • Minimum number of uppercase characters—Enter a numeric value for the minimum allowed number of uppercase characters.
   • Minimum number of special characters—Enter a numeric value for the minimum allowed number of special characters.
   • Minimum number of numeric characters—Enter a numeric value for the minimum allowed number of numeric characters.
   • Number of old passwords disallowed—Enter a value:
     • Blank—Users cannot reuse a previously used password.
     • 0—Users can reuse a password.
     • 1 or greater—Users must select the equivalent number of different passwords before reusing a password. For example, if set to 3, the user must select a minimum of three different passwords before reusing a previous password.