Security Management Guide (G06.29+, H06.08+, J06.03+)

Guardian System Security
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PWCONFIG Utility
configuration attribute, PASSWORD-MINIMUM-LENGTH. The value of the attribute
can be greater than eight only when the ALGORITHM is HMAC256 and the value
will be between 0 and eight when the ALGORITHM is DES or CLEAR. The syntax
for the MINPASSWORDLEN attribute is:
n
specifies the minimum length allowed when the passwords are changed. n is an
integer from 0 through 64. 0 indicates that NULL passwords are acceptable.
The default value is six.
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MAXPASSWORDLEN specifies the maximum length of the password that can be
specified during password change. This attribute is similar to the Safeguard
configuration attribute, PASSWORD-MAXIMUM-LENGTH. The value of the
attribute can be greater than eight only when the ALGORITHM is HMAC256 and
the value is eight when the ALGORITHM is DES or CLEAR. The syntax for the
MAXPASSWORDLEN attribute is:
n
specifies the maximum length allowed when the passwords are changed. n is an
integer from eight through 64.
The default value is eight.
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PASSWORD-COMPATIBILITY-MODE specifies that only first eight characters of
the password will be considered during password change. This attribute can take
effect only when PASSWORD-ENCRYPT is ON, and PASSWORD-ALGORITHM is
HMAC256.
The default value is ON.
PWCONFIG MINPASSWORDLEN { n }
Note. This attribute, MINPASSWORDLEN, with a maximum value of 64 is supported only on
systems running G06.31 and later G-series RVUs and H06.08 and later H-series RVUs.
PWCONFIG MAXPASSWORDLEN { n }
Note. This attribute is supported only on systems running G06.31 and later G-series RVUs
and H06.08 and later H-series RVUs.
PWCONFIG PASSWORD-COMPATIBILITY-MODE {ON/OFF}
Note. This attribute is supported only on systems running G06.31 and later G-series RVUs
and H06.08 and later H-series RVUs.