Raritan Computer CCA-0N-V5.1-E User Manual

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Chapter 16: Diagnostic Console

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2. In the Password History Depth field, type the number of passwords

that will be remembered. The default setting is five.

3. Select either Regular, Random, or Strong for the admin and status (if

enabled) passwords.

Password setting

Description

Regular

These are standard. Passwords must be longer than four characters
with few restrictions. This is the system default password configuration.

Random

Provides randomly generated passwords. Configure the maximum
password size in bits (minimum is 14, maximum is 70, default is 20)
and number of retries (default is 10), which is the number of times you
will be asked if you want to accept the new password. You can either
accept (by typing in the new password twice) or reject the random
password. You cannot select your own password.

Strong

Enforce strong passwords.

Retries is the number of times you are prompted before an error
message is issued.

DiffOK is how many characters can be the same in the new password
relative to the old.

MinLEN is the minimum length of characters required in the password.
Specify how many Digits, Upper-case letters, Lower-case letters, and
Other (special) characters are required in the password.

Positive numbers indicate the maximum amount of “credit” of this
character class can be accrued towards the “simplicity” count.

Negative numbers implies that the password MUST have at least that
many characters from this given class. Thus, numbers of -1 means that

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