Password complexity rules that apply to passwords for local administrator and user accounts are listed in the table. Attempts to create disallowed passwords result in an instructive error message.
| Password complexity rules | Parameters |
|---|---|
| Minimum length | Default: 6
Allowable values: 3-15 |
| Maximum length | Default: 15
Allowable values: 3-15 |
| The number of days after which the password expires. | Default: 0
Allowable values: 0-999 |
| The number of days before the current password expires and the day the system starts sending the user a warning to change the password. | Default: 0
Allowable values: 0-999 |
| The number of failed login attempts before the system locks the user account. | Default: 0
Allowable values: 0-99 |
| Passwords cannot be in sequential order, ascending or descending. | Messaging enforces the rules. |
| Password cannot be the same as the extension. | Messaging performs the audit. |
| Password cannot contain the extension anywhere within the password. | Messaging performs the audit. |
| Password cannot consist a single repeated digit. | Messaging enforces the rules. |