Cisco Cisco Extended Care 1.0 Maintenance Manual

By default, when a new user account is created or when the password is changed by the Site 
Administrator, the user must change the account password the first time that he or she logs into the 
application. This feature can be turned off.

By default, accounts that have been inactive for ninety days will be automatically disabled. The Site 
Administrator must unlock the account before it can be used. This feature can be turned off, and the 
inactivity time can be configured when the application is installed. This policy is not applied to the Site 
Admin account.

By default, passwords must be at least seven characters long, and must include at least two character 
types (upper case, lower case, numbers, symbols). This policy can be turned off, and the minimum length 
and minimum number of characters types can be configured.

By default, passwords will expire and have to be changed after ninety days. This feature can be turned 
off, and the expiration time can be configured.

By default, the application saves four old passwords, and does not allow the user to use them again. This 
feature can be turned off, and the number of saved passwords can be configured. 

By default, after six unsuccessful login attempts an account will be locked. The Site Administrator can 
unlock these accounts. This policy can be turned off, and the number of unsuccessful login attempts can 
be configured.

The Cisco Extended Care usernames, display names and passwords can be up to thirty characters long. 
Usernames can include letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores. Display name and passwords can 
have any characters, numerals, special characters, and any other keyboard character. Usernames and 
Passwords are case-sensitive.

The precise requirements at your site will depend on what choices were made when your application was 
installed. (See