Safeguard Administrator's Manual (G06.29+, H06.08+, J06.03+)

Configuration
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Configuring Password Control
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When the PASSWORD-SPECIALCHAR-REQUIRED attribute is changed from
OFF to ON, Safeguard sets the numeric value of the PASSWORD-MIN-
SPECIALCHAR-REQ attribute to 1.
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When the PASSWORD-SPECIALCHAR-REQUIRED attribute is changed from
ON to OFF, Safeguard sets the numeric value of the PASSWORD-MIN-
SPECIALCHAR-REQ attribute to 0.
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The sum of the values of the effective password quality attributes (
PASSWORD-MIN-UPPERCASE-REQ, PASSWORD-MIN-LOWERCASE-REQ,
PASSWORD-MIN-NUMERIC-REQ, PASSWORD-MIN-SPECIALCHAR-REQ or
PASSWORD-MIN-ALPHA-REQ) must not be greater than the value of the
PASSWORD-MAXIMUM-LEN attribute.
PASSWORD-ALPHA-REQUIRED
Specifies whether the user password will be enforced to have at least one
alphabetic character. The initial value is 0.
The PASSWORD-SPECIALCHAR-REQUIRED attribute can be set to ON when
PASSWORD-ENCRYPT is ON.
PASSWORD-MIN-ALPHA-REQ
Specifies the minimum number of alphabetic characters required in a user
password when it is set or changed.
The PASSWORD-MIN-ALPHA-REQ attribute can have values from 0 through 8.
The initial value is 0.
The following considerations apply to the PASSWORD-MIN-ALPHA-REQ attribute:
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The PASSWORD-MIN-ALPHA-REQ attribute will take effect only when the
PASSWORD-ALPHA-REQUIRED attribute is enabled.
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When the PASSWORD-ALPHA-REQUIRED attribute is changed from OFF to
ON, Safeguard sets the numeric value of the PASSWORD-MIN-ALPHA-REQ
attribute to 1.
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When the PASSWORD-ALPHA-REQUIRED attribute is changed from ON to
OFF, Safeguard sets the numeric value of the PASSWORD-MIN-ALPHA-REQ
attribute to 0.
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The sum of the values of the effective password quality attributes (
PASSWORD-MIN-UPPERCASE-REQ, PASSWORD-MIN-LOWERCASE-REQ,
PASSWORD-MIN-NUMERIC-REQ, PASSWORD-MIN-SPECIALCHAR-REQ or
Note. This attribute is supported only on systems running J06.11 and later J-series RVUs
and H06.22 and later H-series RVUs.
Note. This attribute is supported only on systems running J06.11 or later J-series RVUs and
H06.22 or later H-series RVUs.