Cisco Systems CSACS3415K9 Manual De Usuario
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User Guide for Cisco Secure Access Control System 5.4
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Chapter 16 Managing System Administrators
Configuring Authentication Settings for Administrators
The Password Policies page appears with the Password Complexity and Advanced tabs.
Step 2
In the Password Complexity tab, check each check box that you want to use to configure your
administrator password.
administrator password.
Step 3
In the Advanced tab, enter the values for the criteria that you want to configure for your administrator
authentication process.
authentication process.
describes the fields in the Advanced tab.
Table 16-6
Password Complexity Tab
Option
Description
Applies to all ACS system administrator accounts
Minimum length
Required minimum length; the valid options are 4 to 20.
Password may not contain the username or
its characters in reversed order
its characters in reversed order
Check to specify that the password cannot contain the username or reverse
username. For example, if your username is john, your password cannot be john
or nhoj.
username. For example, if your username is john, your password cannot be john
or nhoj.
Password may not contain ‘cisco’ or its
characters in reversed order
characters in reversed order
Check to specify that the password cannot contain the word cisco or its
characters in reverse order, that is, ocsic.
characters in reverse order, that is, ocsic.
Password may not contain ‘’ or its
characters in reversed order
characters in reversed order
Check to specify that the password does not contain the string that you enter or
its characters in reverse order. For example, if you specify a string, polly, your
password cannot be polly or yllop.
its characters in reverse order. For example, if you specify a string, polly, your
password cannot be polly or yllop.
Password may not contain repeated
characters four or more times consecutively
characters four or more times consecutively
Check to specify that the password cannot repeat characters four or more times
consecutively. For example, you cannot have the string apppple as your
password. The letter p appears four times consecutively.
consecutively. For example, you cannot have the string apppple as your
password. The letter p appears four times consecutively.
Password must contain at least one character of each of the selected types
Lowercase alphabetic characters
Password must contain at least one lowercase alphabetic character.
Upper case alphabetic characters
Password must contain at least one uppercase alphabetic character.
Numeric characters
Password must contain at least one numeric character.
Non alphanumeric characters
Password must contain at least one nonalphanumeric character.
Table 16-7
Advanced Tab
Options
Description
Password History
Password must be different from the
previous n versions
previous n versions
Specifies the number of previous passwords for this administrator to be
compared against. This option prevents the administrators from setting a
password that was recently used. Valid options are 1 to 99.
compared against. This option prevents the administrators from setting a
password that was recently used. Valid options are 1 to 99.
Password Lifetime: Administrators are required to periodically change password
Display reminder after n days
Displays a reminder after n days to change password; the valid options are 1 to
365. This option, when set, only displays a reminder. It does not prompt you for
a new password.
365. This option, when set, only displays a reminder. It does not prompt you for
a new password.
Require a password change after n days
Specifies that the password must be changed after n days; the valid options are
1 to 365. This option, when set, ensures that you change the password after n
days.
1 to 365. This option, when set, ensures that you change the password after n
days.