Overview
Describes password requirements for Catalyst Center.
Any user password you configure in Catalyst Center 2.3.7.9 or later must meet these requirements:
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Is at least nine characters in length.
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Includes characters from at least three of these categories:
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Uppercase letters (A through Z)
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Lowercase letters (a through z)
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Numbers (0 through 9)
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Special characters (such as !, $, and #)
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Does not contain more than four consecutive characters on an English QWERTY keyboard.
For example,
59Asdfpj!is not a valid password because it contains the charactersa,s,d, andfin succession. -
Does not contain two or more consecutive characters from the associated username.
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Does not contain a complete word from any language.
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Does not contain a phrase based on personal information.
You can reuse a previous password only after you use 24 different passwords.