Configure Password Policy

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Users with appropriate permissions can configure the password policy for logging in to a device.

To configure the password policy:

  1. Navigate to System â–¶ Session â–¶ Password Policy.
  2. In Password Policy Configuration, do one of the following:
  3. Click Apply.

Password Policy Configuration Parameters

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Parameter Description
Minimum Length The value represents the minimum character length of the password. Default value is 1.
Maximum Length The value represents the maximum character length of the password. Default value is 1.
Minimum Uppercase Letters The value represents the minimum number of upper-case characters that must be used in the password. Default value is 0. The range is 0 to 128.
Minimum Lower Letters The value represents the minimum number of lower-case characters that must be used in the password. Default value is 0. The range is 0 to 128.
Minimum Digits The value represents the minimum number of digits that must be used in the password. Default value is 0. The range is 0 to 128.
Minimum Special Characters The value represents the minimum number of special characters that must be used in the password. The range is 0 to 128. Default value is 0. The list of special characters is chosen from the set: { !, $, %, ^, &, *, (, ), _, +, |, ~, -, =, {, }, [, ], :, ", ;, ', <, >, ?, ,', / }.
History Reuse Limit The limit represents the number of times the password is changed before which the same password can be reused. Range is 0 to 24. Default value is 0. A value of 0 means there is no reuse-limit.
Expiration Days Represents the maximum number of days. Range 0 to 365. Default is 0. A value of 0 means there is no expiration.
Warning Days Before Expiry Represents the number of days before a password is going to expire. Range 0 to 365. Default value is 0. A value of 0 means there is no warning.
Blacklist Check The value represents whether a check of well-known passwords is enabled or not. Default is disabled.
Note: For information on which passwords are included in the check, contact your Cisco representative.

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