/cfg/sys/access/user/pwscrit
Password Strength Criteria Menu
Alteon supports configuring complex password requirement for logging in to the Alteon platform.
Enabling the password strength criteria setting are available to the administrator only.
Note: The password complexity policy is applied on all local user passwords that are new or changed, and on all pre-defined users besides the default admin user.
 
[Password Strength Criteria Menu]
     length - Set user password minimum length
     chars - Set character complexity requirement
     repitlen - Set the minimum length to restrict consecutive repetitions                 of the same number/letter
     seqnclen - Set the minimum length to restrict sequential input of                 letters/numbers
     adminpw - Enable/disable password criteria check for the default                 admin user
     namepwd - Enable/disable the password to be the same as the username
     include - Enable/disable the password to include the username
     ena - Enable password criteria check
     dis - Disable password criteria check
     cur - Display current password criteria status
 
Password Strength Criteria Menu Options (/cfg/sys/access/user/pwscrit) 
Command Syntax and Usage
length
 
The minimal number of characters required for the password.
Values: 6 - 128
Default: 6
chars
 
Sets the character complexity requirements.
Values: enable/disable
Default: disable
If enabled, set the following character complexity [range] [default]:
Minimum lowercase characters: [0-15] [1]:
Minimum uppercase characters: [0-15] [0]:
Minimum numerals: [0-15] [2]:
Minimum special characters: [0-15] [1]:
repitlen
 
Sets the minimum number of times that you cannot use consecutive repetitions of the same number or letter.
For example, if this value is set to 4, a password containing ‘aaaa’ will not be allowed, while a password containing ‘aaa’ will be allowed.
Valid range: 0, 2 – 15
Default: 0 (no restriction)
seqnclen
 
Sets the minimum number of sequential inputs of consecutive letters or numbers (right-to-left or left-to-right) of the QWERTY keyboard that you cannot use.
For example, if this value is set to 5, a password containing ‘qwert’ will not be allowed, while a password containing ‘qwer’ will be allowed.
(This rule does not include special characters.)
Valid range: 0, 2 – 10
Default: 0 (no restriction)
adminpw
 
The password strength criteria is also enabled on the default “admin” user.
Default: Disable
namepwd
 
Enables/disables using a password that is the same as the username.
Values: enable/disable
Default: disable
include
 
Enables/disables using a password that contains the username within it.
Default: Disable
ena
 
Enables the password criteria check.
dis
 
Disables the password criteria check.
cur
 
Displays the current password criteria status.