Endpoint Administration Guide for UNIX › Managing User Passwords › Defining Password Policies › Configure Password Quality Checking

Configure Password Quality Checking

To configure password quality checking

1. In CA ControlMinder Endpoint Management click the Configuration tab.

   The configuration menu options appear on the left.

2. Click Class Activation in the Miscellaneous section options.

   The Class Activation page appears.

3. Select PASSWORD in the User Identity Control section, and click Save.

   This activates password quality checking.

4. Click User Password Policy in the Policies section options.

   The User Password Policy page appears.

5. Define the rules to be used for the password checks, and click Save.

   The rules you define for password checks are now enforced when passwords are changed.

6. (UNIX only) Update the new passwords by using the sepass utility.

   Note: For more information about sepass utility, see the Reference Guide.

Example: Define Password Checking Rules

The following selang commands activate password quality checking and define password rules that enforce a minimum of:

• Six alphanumeric characters
• Three lowercase characters
• Two numeric characters

  setoptions class+ (PASSWORD)
  setoptions password(rules(alpha("6") lowercase("3") numeric("2")))
  

Note: For more information about the format of the setoptions command, see the Reference Guide.

More information:

sepass Utility—Set or Replace a Password