Allied Telesis AlliedWare Plus Operating System Version 5.4.4C (x310-26FT,x310-26FP,x310-50FT,x310-50FP) - Manual (Page 105)

User Access Commands
Software Reference for x310 Series Switches
C613-50046-01 REV A AlliedWare Plus TM Operating System - Version 5.4.4C 5.19
security-password minimum-categories
This command specifies the minimum number of categories that the password must
contain in order to be considered valid. The password categories are:
■ uppercase letters: A to Z
■ lowercase letters: a to z
■ digits: 0 to 9
■ special symbols: all printable ASCII characters not included in the previous three
categories. The question mark ? cannot be used as it is reserved for help functionality.
Note that to ensure password security, the minimum number of categories should align
with the lifetime selected, i.e. the fewer categories specified the shorter the lifetime
specified.
Syntax security-password minimum-categories <1-4>
Default The default number of categories that the password must satisfy is 1.
Mode Global Configuration
Example To configure the required minimum number of character categories to be 3, use the
command:
Validation
Commands
show running-config security-password
show security-password configuration
Related Commands security-password history
security-password forced-change
security-password lifetime
security-password minimum-length
security-password reject-expired-pwd
security-password warning
username
Parameter Description
<1-4> Number of categories the password must satisfy, in the range 1 to 4.
awplus# configure terminal
awplus(config)# security-password minimum-categories 3