Dell PowerConnect 8100 CLI Reference Guide - Page 1545

passwords strength minimum special-characters Use this command to enforce a minimum number of special characters that a password may contain. The valid range is 0-16. The default is 1. A setting of 0 means no restriction. Special characters are one of the following characters Use the no form of this command to reset the minimum special characters to the default value. Syntax passwords strength minimum special-characters 0-16 no passwords strength minimum special-characters Parameter Description This command does not require parameter descriptions. Default Behavior The default value is 1. Command Mode Global Configuration User Guidelines This limit is not enforced unless the passwords strength minimum characterclasses command is configured with a value greater than 0. Example console(config)#passwords strength minimum special-characters 6 passwords strength max-limit consecutivecharacters Use this command to enforce a maximum number of consecutive characters that a password can contain. If a user enters a password that has more consecutive characters than the configured limit, the system rejects the password. The valid range of consecutive characters is 0-15. The default is 0. Password Management Commands 1545