HP XP Array Manager Software - Manual (Page 187)

Setting a password policy
Create a password policy to enforce the use of strong passwords.
1. On the Administration tab, select Security to launch the security window.
2. On the Security window, select Password to display the current password policy.
3. Click Edit Settings and configure a password policy. For example, configure a minimum password
length, and a minimum number of required uppercase, lowercase, numeric, and symbolic
characters. For the list of valid password characters, see “
User ID and password
policies ” on page 168.
4. Click OK to save the new password policy.
5. Select Password again to confirm the updated password policy.
Related topics
• About configuring security options , page 186
• Setting automatic account locking , page 187
Setting automatic account locking
A user account can be automatically locked after a specified number of failed login attempts. You
can specify the number of failed attempts before a user account is locked by configuring an account
lock policy.
1. On the Administration tab, select Security.
2. From the tree, select Account Lock.
3. Click Edit Settings and specify a number.
4. Confirm the settings were changed by selecting Account Lock in the Security tree and viewing
the current settings.
Related topics
• About configuring security options , page 186
• Setting a password policy , page 187
• Setting a warning banner message , page 187
Setting a warning banner message
You can set a warning banner message that will appear win the Login window when a user logs on.
1. On the Administration tab, select Security.
2. From the tree, select Warning Banner.
3. Click Edit Message and enter the warning message text in the Message box.
You can preview the message by clicking Preview and viewing the message in the Preview box.
4. Click OK to save the message.
5. Confirm the warning banner displays in the Login window.
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