Users Guide

Security Commands 1203
Default Configuration
By default, the minimum password length is 8 characters.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
This command has no user guidelines.
Example
The following example configures user bob with password xxxyymmmm and
user level 15.
(config)# username bob password xxxyyymmm privilege 15
passwords strength-check
Use the passwords strength-check command in Global Configuration mode
to enable the Password Strength feature. The command is used to enable the
checking of password strength during user configuration. Use the no form of
the command to disable the Password Strength feature.
Syntax
passwords strength-check
no passwords strength-check
Default Configuration
The password strength feature is disabled by default.
Command Mode
Global Configuration
User Guidelines
This command enables/disables enforcement of password strength checking
policy as configured by the following commands:
passwords strength minimum uppercase-letters