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Usage Guidelines
By default, the password for a management user has no requirements other than a minimum length of 6
alphanumeric or special characters.You do not need to configure a different management user password policy
unless your company enforces a best practices password policy for management users with root access to network
equipment.
The table below lists the special characters allowed and not allowed in any management user password
password-min-lowercase-characters The minimum number of lowercase characters required in a management
user password.
Range: 0-10 characters. By default, there is no requirement for lowercase
letters in a password, and the parameter has a default value of 0.
password-min-special-character The minimum number of special characters required in a management user
password.
Range: 0-10 characters. By default, there is no requirement for special
characters in a password, and the parameter has a default value of 0. See
Usage Guidelines below for a list of allowed and disallowed special
characters
password-min-uppercase-characters The minimum number of uppercase characters required in a management
user password.
Range: 0-10 characters. By default, there is no requirement for uppercase
letters in a password, and the parameter has a default value of 0.
password-not-username Password cannot be the management users’ current username or the
username spelled backwards.
Allowed Characters Disallowed Characters
exclamation point: ! Parenthesis: ( )
underscore: _ apostrophe: '
at symbol: @ semi-colon: ;
pound sign: # dash: -
dollar sign: $ equals sign: =
percent sign: % slash: /
caret: ^ question mark: ?
ampersand: &
star: *
greater and less than symbols: < >
curled braces: { }
straight braces: [ ]
colon :
period: .
pipe: |
plus sign: +
tilde: ~
Parameter Description