CLI Guide

Security Commands 1181
Example
console(config)# passwords strength max-limit repeated-characters 3
passwords strength minimum character-classes
Use this command to enforce a minimum number of character classes that a
password must contain. Character classes are uppercase letters, lowercase
letters, numeric characters and special characters. The valid range is 0-4. The
default is 0. If a value of 0 is configured then no character class checking is
performed, i.e. the password need not contain characters from more than one
character class. Configured minimum strength and maximum strength
checking is still performed for each individual character class, if configured.
Use the no form of this command to reset the minimum character-classes to
the default value.
Syntax
passwords strength minimum character-classes 0-4
no passwords strength minimum character–classes
Default Configuration
The default value is 0. This character class limit is not enforced unless the
passwords strength minimum character-classes command is configured with a
value greater than 0.
Command Mode
Global Configuration
User Guidelines
This command is used to enable password character class checking using the
parameters set by the following commands:
• passwords strength minimum uppercase-letters
• passwords strength minimum lowercase-letters
• passwords strength minimum special-characters
• passwords strength minimum numeric-characters