Password Management Commands 1395
passwords min-length
Use the passwords min-length command in Global Configuration mode to
enforce a minimum length password length for local users. The value also
applies to the enable password. The valid range is 8–64. The default is 8. Use
the no version of this command to set the minimum password length to 8.
Syntax
passwords min-length
length
no passwords min-length
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length
— The minimum length of the password (Range: 8–64 characters)
Default Configuration
By default, the minimum password length is 8 characters.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
This command has no user guidelines.
Example
The following example configures user bob with password xxxyymmmm and
user level 15.
(config)# username bob password xxxyyymmm level 15
passwords strength-check
Use the passwords strength-check command in Global Configuration mode
to enable the Password Strength feature. The command is used to enable the
checking of password strength during user configuration. Use the no form of
the command to disable the Password Strength feature.
Syntax
passwords strength-check
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