HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition Administrator Guide (Web Version) (TK981-96004, May 2014)

To set a password policy:
• Edit the security.conf file.
The security.conf file is stored in the following locations:
• In Windows:
installation-folder-for-HP-XP7-Command-View-Advanced-Edition\Base64\
conf\sec\security.conf
• In Linux:
installation-directory-for-HP-XP7-Command-View-Advanced-Edition/
Base64/conf/sec/security.conf
The following table shows the password policies that can be set in the security.conf file.
Table 31 Password policies that can be set in the security.conf file
DescriptionItem
Specifies the minimum number of characters the password must
contain. Specify a value from 1 to 256.
Default: 4
password.min.length
Specifies the minimum number of uppercase letters the
password must contain. Specify a value from 0 to 256. If you
specify 0, no restriction applies.
Default: 0
password.min.uppercase
Specifies the minimum number of lowercase letters the password
must contain. Specify a value from 0 to 256. If you specify 0,
no restriction applies.
Default: 0
password.min.lowercase
Specifies the minimum number of numeric characters the
password must contain. Specify a value from 0 to 256. If you
specify 0, no restriction applies.
Default: 0
password.min.numeric
Specifies the minimum number of symbols the password must
contain. Specify a value from 0 to 256. If you specify 0, no
restriction applies.
Default: 0
password.min.symbol
Specifies whether the password can be the same as the user
ID. If true is specified, passwords cannot be the same as the
corresponding user ID. If false is specified, passwords can
be the same as the corresponding user ID.
Default: false
password.check.userID
When you change the setting values in the security.conf file, the new password policy takes
effect immediately.
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