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Example
OS10(config)# login-statistics enable
Supported
Releases
10.4.0E(R1) or later
password-attributes
Configures rules for password entries.
Syntax
password-attributes {[min-length number] [character-restriction {[upper
number] [lower number] [numeric number] [special-char number]}}
Parameters
min-length number (Optional) Sets the minimum number of required alphanumeric characters
(6 to 32; default 9).
character-restriction:
upper number (Optional) Sets the minimum number of uppercase characters required (0 to
31; default 0).
lower number (Optional) Sets the minimum number of lowercase characters required (0 to
31; default 0)
numeric number (Optional) Sets the minimum number of numeric characters required (0 to
31; default 0)
special-char number (Optional) Sets the minimum number of special characters required
(0 to 31; default 0).
Default
Minimum length: 9 characters
Uppercase characters: 0
Lowercase characters: 0
Numeric characters: 0
Special characters: 0
Command Mode EXEC
Usage
Information
By default, the password you configure with the username password command must be at least
nine alphanumeric characters.
Use the password-attributes command to increase password strength. When you enter the
command, at least one parameter is required. When you enter the character-restriction
parameter, at least one option is required.
To reset parameters to their default values, enter the no password-attributes command.
Example
OS10(config)# password-attributes min-length 6 character-restriction
upper 2 lower 2 numeric 2
Supported
Releases
10.4.0E(R1) or later
password-attributes max-retry lockout-period
Configures maximum number of consecutive failed login attempts and the lockout period for the user ID.
Syntax
password-attributes {[max-retry number] [lockout-period minutes]}
Parameters
max-retry number (Optional) Sets the maximum number of consecutive failed login attempts
for a user before the user is locked out (0 to 16).
lockout-period minutes (Optional) Sets the amount of time that a user ID is prevented from
accessing the system after exceeding the maximum number of failed login attempts (0 to 43,200).
Default
Maximum retries: 3 A maximum of three failed login attempts is supported.
Lockout period: 0 No lockout period is configured. Failed login attempts do not lock out a user.
Command Mode CONFIGURATION
System management 507