Removing products from an aor, Password policies, Configuring a password policy – Brocade Network Advisor IP User Manual v12.3.0 User Manual

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Password policies

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Removing products from an AOR

You can remove hostsIP products from and AOR from the Edit AOR or Duplicate AOR dialog box.

To remove hostsIP products from the AOR, complete the following steps.

1. Select Server > Users.

The Users dialog box displays.

2. Click Edit or Duplicate under the AOR table.

The Edit AOR or Duplicate AOR dialog box displays.

3. In the Selected Products table, select the products or groups you want to remove and click the

left arrow button.

Select multiple products or groups by holding down the CTRL key and clicking more than one
item.

4. Click OK to save your work.

5. Click Close to close the Users dialog box.

Password policies

NOTE

You must have User Management Read and Write privileges to configure password policy.

Passwords are an important aspect of computer security. They are the front line of protection for
user accounts. The purpose of the password policy is to establish a standard for the creation of
strong passwords, the protection of those passwords, and the frequency of change.

Configuring a password policy

To configure password policies for all user accounts, complete the following steps.

1. Select Server > Users.

The Users dialog box displays.

2. Click the Policy tab.

3. Configure the password expiration by completing the following steps.

a. Enter the maximum number of days that can elapse before a password must be changed

by the user in the Password Age field.

Valid values are 0 through 999. The default is 0, which means the policy is disabled.

b. Enter the number of days to warn the user prior to password expiration in the Warning

Period field.

Only enabled when the Password Age value is greater than zero. Valid values are 0 through
998. The default is 0. The Warning Period value must be less than the Password Age
value.

4. Enter the number of unique passwords you must use before you can reuse a password in the

History Count field.

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