Dell PowerConnect 8100 CLI Reference Guide - Page 1535

70 Password Management Commands The Password Management component supports the features below. Passwords are masked when entered by the user and in the running config. Configurable Minimum Password Length The administrator has the option of requiring user passwords to be a minimum length. The administrator can choose to have the switch enforce a minimum length between 8 and 64 characters. The default minimum length is 8 although there is no default password (zero length string). Password History Keeping a history of previous passwords ensures that users cannot reuse passwords often. The administrator can configure the switch to store up to 10 of the last passwords for each user. The default operation is that no history is stored. Password Aging The switch can implement an aging process on passwords and require users to change them when they expire. The administrator can configure the switch to force a password change between 1 and 365 days. By default, password aging is disabled. When a password expires, the user must enter a new password before continuing. User Lockout The administrator may choose to strengthen the security of the switch by enabling the user lockout feature. A lockout count between 1 and 5 attempts can be configured. When a lockout count is configured, then a user that is logging in must enter the correct password within that count. Otherwise, that user is locked out form further remote switch access. Only an administrator with read/write access can reactivate that user. The user lockout feature is disabled by default. The user lockout feature applies to all users on all ports. Password Management Commands 1535