Password Strength - Dell Networking 7048 Reference Manual

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The administrator can access the serial port even if he/she is locked out and

reset the password or clear the config to regain control of the switch. This

ensures that if a hacker tries to log in as admin and causes the account to be

locked out, then the administrator with physical access to the switch can still

Password Strength

Password Strength is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting

guessing and brute-force attacks. The strength of a password is a function of

length, complexity and randomness. Using strong passwords lowers overall

risk of a security breach. The scope of this feature is to enforce a baseline

Password Strength for all locally administered users.

The feature doesn't affect users with an existing password until their

password ages out. Password Strength is only enforced when a user is

configuring a new password or changing their existing password. The default

action is Disabled in FP and is independent of any platform. The network

operator has to take care that the Password Strength check is Disabled before

downloading scripts containing old users to avoid password configuration

failure for such users.

Password Strength Definition:

The feature ensures that any password configured on the switch for local

administration purpose is a Strong password and it must conform to each of

the following characteristics:

Minimum number of uppercase letters.

Minimum number of lowercase letters.

Minimum number of numeric characters.

Minimum number of special characters from the set (`! " ? $ ? % ^ & * ( )

_ - + = { [ } ] : ; @ ' ~ # | \ < , > . ? / ).

Does not contain the associated login name.

Maximum number of consecutive characters (such as abcd).

Maximum number of consecutive numbers (such as 1234).

Maximum number of repetition of characters or numbers (such as 1111 or

Password Management Commands

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