Password Policy

Local users' password can be enforced to meet requirements set by administrators or authorized users, which includes following constraints (Setting > Security > Password policies)

• Enforce password history:

  • Determines the number of unique new passwords that must be associated with a user account before an old password can be reused
  • Range: [0-24]
  • Default: 0 (to disable enforcement)

• Minimum password length:

  • The least number of characters that can make up a password for a user account
  • Range: [0-8]
  • Default: 0 (to disable enforcement)

• Password must meet complexity requirements:

  • Determines whether passwords must meet a series of guidelines that are considered important for a strong password:

    • Must not contain username (in case-sensitive)
    • Must have at least 1 lowercase letter of European languages (a through z)
    • Must have at least 1 uppercase letter of European languages (A through Z)
    • Must have at least 1 base 10 digits (0 through 9)
    • Must have at least 1 non-alphanumeric characters (special characters)

  • Default: unchecked