6.2.1.16. password-policy

6.2.1.16.1. Introduction

The password-policy command in subgroup show enables displaying the password policy for the accounts setup, gviewadm and gview.
The possibility of modifying this policy is enabled by the set password-policy command.

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6.2.1.16.2. Prerequisites

• Users: setup, gviewadm, gview

• Dependencies: N/A

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6.2.1.16.3. Command

show password-policy

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6.2.1.16.4. Example of displaying the default password policy

• Enter the following command.

  (gcap-cli) show password-policy
  

• Validate.
  The system displays the rules to be followed for defining a password.

   Password complexity rules:
    Minimum different characters between old and new passwords: 2
    Minimum length: 12
    Lowercase character required: yes
    Uppercase character required: yes
    Digit required: yes
    Other character class required: yes
  

  Parameter...	Signification...
  Minimum different characters between old and new passwords : x	At least x different characters are required for a password to be considered different
  Minimum length	minimum password length: here 12 characters
  Lowercase character required:	yes: means that the password must contain at least 1 lower case letter
  Uppercase character required:	yes: means that the password must contain at least 1 capital letter
  Digits required:	yes: means that the password must contain at least 1 digit 0 to 9
  Symbols required:	yes: means that the password must contain at least 1 symbol, not a number or a letter

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