After you have deployed Catalyst Center, review these password policy requirements.

Fresh Catalyst Center deployments

This section describes password policies for new deployments.

• The default password for the maglev user and admin superuser is P@ssword9.

  You are prompted to change the password for the admin superuser after you log in to the Catalyst Center GUI for the first time.

• When you change any user's password or configure a new user, ensure their password complies with the new requirements.

Catalyst Center upgrades

This section explains password behavior during system upgrades.

• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) users configured in an earlier version of Catalyst Center can continue using their current password to log in to Catalyst Center 2.3.7.9 and later.

  For example, you upgraded an appliance from version 2.3.7.6 to 2.3.7.11. You backed up the data from the appliance. Later, you restored the backup file onto another appliance with Catalyst Center 2.3.7.11 installed. Existing RBAC users can log in using their current password.

• When you change any user's password or configure a new RBAC user, ensure their password complies with the new requirements.