Users Guide

Security Commands 1207
passwords strength minimum special-characters
Use this command to enforce a minimum number of special characters that a
password may contain. The valid range is 0–16. The default is 1. A setting of 0
means no restriction. Special characters are one of the following characters (`!
$ % ^ & * ( ) _ - + = { [ } ] : ; @ ' ~ # | \ < , > . / ) Use the no form of this
command to reset the minimum special characters to the default value.
Syntax
passwords strength minimum special–characters 0–16
no passwords strength minimum special–characters
Default Configuration
The default value is 1.
Command Mode
Global Configuration
User Guidelines
This limit is not enforced unless the passwords strength minimum special-
characters command is configured with a value greater than 0. In other words,
a configuration of 0 allows a password consisting entirely of special characters
to pass strength check validation.
Example
console(config)#passwords strength minimum special–characters 6
passwords strength max-limit consecutive-
characters
Use this command to enforce a maximum number of consecutive characters
that a password can contain. If a user enters a password that has more
consecutive characters than the configured limit, the system rejects the
password. The valid range of consecutive characters is 0–15. The default is 0.
A maximum of 0 means there is no restriction on consecutive characters.