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16 defining password management – Fortinet 548B User Manual

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Command Buttons

Submit - Sends the updated screen to the switch and causes the changes to take effect on the
switch. These changes will not be retained across a power cycle unless you perform a save.

Refresh - Updates the information on the page.

11.2.3.16 Defining Password Management

Configurable Data

Password Minimum Length - All new local user passwords must be at least this many characters in
length.

Password Aging (days) - The maximum time that user passwords are valid, in days, from the time
the password is set. Once a password expires, the user will be required to enter a new password
following the first login after password expiration. A value of 0 indicates that passwords never expire.

Password History - The number of previous passwords to store for prevention of password reuse.
This ensures that each user does not reuse passwords often. A value of 0 indicates that no previous
passwords will be stored.

Lockout Attempts - The number of allowable failed local authentication attempts before the user's
account is locked. A value of 0 indicates that user accounts will never be locked.

Command Buttons

Submit - Send the updated screen to the switch and cause the changes to take effect on the switch.
These changes will not be retained across a power cycle unless you perform a save.