HP StorageWorks 1606 Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-100134 - Page 268

17 User-defined accounts Passwords must also meet any additional password rules that were set up. (Refer to "Setting the rules for passwords" on page 236 for more information.) 7. Retype the new password in the Confirm Password field. 8. Click OK. 9. Click Apply to save your changes. Setting the rules for passwords Use the following procedure to set rules for passwords. 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described on page 41. 2. Click the User tab. 3. Click Set Password Rule. The Configure Password Rule dialog box displays, as shown in Figure 124 on page 237. 4. Fill out the dialog box for the password rules you want to enforce. Options are as follows: • Minimum number of days (0-999) before you can change the password again • Number of days (0-999) before a password expires • Number of password changes before you can reuse a password • Minimum password length (8-40 characters) • Minimum number of uppercase and lowercase characters required • Minimum number of digits and punctuation characters required • Number of characters that can be repeated in the password • Number of failed login attempts (0-999) before the password is locked from further change attempts, and the amount of time the password will be locked (0-99999 minutes) • Number of days to warn user before password expiration (0-999) 5. Choose whether to enable or disable the lockout administration features. If you choose to disable the lockout administration, the user is never locked out of the system. 6. Click OK to close the dialog box. 7. Click Apply to save your changes. 236 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001343-01