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BCSM IN A NUTSHELL 2008

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ACCOUNT LOCKOUT POLICY

• Disables a user account when the user exceeds a configurable number of failed login attempts

• Policy can be configured to:

o Keep account locked until explicit administrative action is taken

o Automatically unlock after a specified duration

• Administrator may unlock a locked account at any time

PASSWORD EXPIRATION POLICY

• Forces expiration of a password after a configurable period of time

• When a password expires, user must change the password to complete the authentication process

and open a user session

• A warning that password expiration is approaching is displayed when user logs in

• Number of days prior to expiration is a configurable parameter

• Password expiration policy is enforced across all user accounts except the root and factory

accounts

PASSWORD STRENGTH POLICY

• Enforces a set of rules that new passwords must satisfy

• Is enforced across all user accounts

• Is enforced only when a new password is defined

• Configurable attributes

o Minimum number of lowercase and uppercase alphabetic characters

o Minimum number of numeric digits in the password

o Minimum number of punctuation characters in the password

o Minimum password length may be set from 8-40 characters

o Maximum number of repeated characters

o Maximum number of sequential characters

PASSWORD HISTORY POLICY

• Specifies the number of past password values that are disallowed when setting a new password

• A value of 1-24 may be specified (default value is 1)

• Prevents reuse of recently used passwords

• The password history policy is enforced only when a new password is defined

• Password history policy is enforced across all user accounts

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