BLADE OS™ Application Guide HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem Version 5.1 Advanced Functionality Software
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Part 1: Basic Switching
- Accessing the Switch
- The Management Network
- Local Management Using the Console Port
- The Command Line Interface
- Remote Management Access
- Client IP Address Agents
- Securing Access to the Switch
- Setting Allowable Source IP Address Ranges
- RADIUS Authentication and Authorization
- TACACS+ Authentication
- LDAP Authentication and Authorization
- Secure Shell and Secure Copy
- Configuring SSH/SCP Features on the Switch
- Configuring the SCP Administrator Password
- Using SSH and SCP Client Commands
- SSH and SCP Encryption of Management Messages
- Generating RSA Host and Server Keys for SSH Access
- SSH/SCP Integration with Radius Authentication
- SSH/SCP Integration with TACACS+ Authentication
- End User Access Control
- Ports and Trunking
- Port-Based Network Access Control
- VLANs
- Spanning Tree Protocol
- RSTP and MSTP
- Link Layer Discovery Protocol
- Quality of Service
- Accessing the Switch
- Part 2: IP Routing
- Basic IP Routing
- Routing Information Protocol
- IGMP
- OSPF
- OSPF Overview
- OSPF Implementation in BLADE OS
- OSPF Configuration Examples
- Remote Monitoring
- Part 3: High Availability Fundamentals
- High Availability
- Layer 2 Failover
- Server Link Failure Detection
- VRRP Overview
- Failover Methods
- BLADE OS Extensions to VRRP
- Virtual Router Deployment Considerations
- High Availability Configurations
- High Availability
- Part 4: Appendices
- Index
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Strong Passwords
The administrator can require use of Strong Passwords for users to access the GbE2c. Strong
Passwords enhance security because they make password guessing more difficult.
The following rules apply when Strong Passwords are enabled:
Each passwords must be 8 to 14 characters
Within the first 8 characters, the password:
must have at least one number or one symbol
must have both upper and lower case letters
cannot be the same as any four previously used passwords
The following are examples of strong passwords:
1234AbcXyz
Super+User
Exo1cet2
The administrator can choose the number of days allowed before each password expires. When a
strong password expires, the user is allowed to log in one last time (last time) to change the
password. A warning provides advance notice for users to change the password.
Use the Strong Password menu to configure Strong Passwords.
User Access Control Menu
The end user access control menu is located in the System access menu.
Setting Up User IDs
Up to 10 user IDs can be configured in the User ID menu.
>> # /cfg/sys/access/user/strongpw
>> # /cfg/sys/access/user
>> # /cfg/sys/access/user/uid 1