Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Release 7.0 -- Configuring Requirements for User Passwords

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You can increase the security of your system by:

• Requiring long user passwords

• Requiring users to change their user passwords frequently

• Requiring complex user passwords

Restrictions

• This task does not affect Directory Service users, who are authenticated externally through AXL authentication.

• Long or complex passwords and frequent password changes may frustrate your users. Make sure you align your password requirements with those already in use at your company.

Procedure

1. Log in to the Administration Center.
2. Click System Configuration > Usage Configuration.
3. Configure the following fields, which determine how long passwords must be:
   • Minimum profile password length
   • Minimum user password length
4. Configure the following fields, which affect when users are required to change their passwords:
   • Change profile password (days)
   • Change user password (days)
5. Configure the following fields, which determine how complex the user passwords must be:
   • Password contains characters from at least three classes
   • No character in the new password repeated more than three times
   • Password does not repeat or reverse the user name
   • Password is not "cisco", "ocsic" or variation of these
6. Click Save.

Related Topics

• Table: Field Reference: Usage Configuration Page

• Configuring Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Directory Service