Password Management Commands 1433
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 command has no user guidelines.
Example
console(config)#passwords strength minimum
special–characters 6
passwords strength max-limit consecutive-
characters
Use this command to enforce a maximum number of consecutive characters
that a password can contain. If a user ente rs 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.
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