Strong Passwords

Enable and configure strong passwords on the Security Settings page.

• Select Security > Security Settings to configure strong passwords.

Strong passwords provide more secure local authentication for the system. Using strong passwords, you can specify the format of valid SX II local passwords such as minimum and maximum length, required characters, and password history retention.

Users with passwords not meeting strong password criteria are automatically required to change their password on their next login.

When not enabled, only the standard format validation is enforced.

The minimum, general requirements when strong passwords are enabled are that -

• Passwords must be at least 8 characters long
• Have at least one alphabetical character
• Have at least one nonalphabetical character such as a punctuation character or number
• The first four characters of the password and the user's username cannot match

  A password cannot begin with a space or end with a space

To enforce this use of a special character, select "Enforce at least one printable special character".

"Number of restricted passwords based on history" enforces the number of prior passwords that cannot be repeated. The range is 1-12 and the default is 5.