Cisco Cisco Content Security Management Appliance M390 Mode D'Emploi
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AsyncOS 10.0 for Cisco Content Security Management Appliances User Guide
Chapter 13 Distributing Administrative Tasks
About Authenticating Administrative Users
Step 5
Submit and commit your changes.
What To Do Next
Require users to change their passwords to new passwords that meet the new requirements. See
Requiring Users to Change Passwords on Demand
To require all or selected users to change their passwords at any time on an ad-hoc basis, perform the
steps in this procedure. This is a one-time action.
steps in this procedure. This is a one-time action.
To automate a periodic requirement for changing passwords, use the Password Reset option described in
.
Procedure
Step 1
Choose Management Appliance > System Administration > Users.
Step 2
In the Users section, select the check boxes beside the users who will be required to change passwords .
Step 3
Select Enforce Password Changes.
Password Strength
You can display a password-strength indicator when an admin or user enters
a new password.
a new password.
This setting does not enforce creation of strong passwords, it merely shows
how easy it is to guess the entered password.
how easy it is to guess the entered password.
Select the roles for which you wish to display the indicator. Then, for each
selected role, enter a number greater than zero. A larger number means that a
password that registers as strong is more difficult to achieve. This setting has
no maximum value.
selected role, enter a number greater than zero. A larger number means that a
password that registers as strong is more difficult to achieve. This setting has
no maximum value.
Examples:
•
If you enter
30
, then an 8 character password with at least one upper- and
lower-case letter, number, and special character will register as a strong
password.
password.
•
If you enter
18
, then an 8 character password with all lower case letters
and no numbers or special characters will register as strong.
Password strength is measured on a logarithmic scale. Evaluation is based on
the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology rules of entropy as
defined in NIST SP 800-63, Appendix A.
the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology rules of entropy as
defined in NIST SP 800-63, Appendix A.
Generally, stronger passwords:
•
Are longer
•
Include upper case, lower case, numeric, and special characters
•
Do not include words in any dictionary in any language.
To enforce passwords with these characteristics, use the other settings on this
page.
page.
Setting
Description