Changing the User Password (CTP Menu)

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You can change your password by logging in to the CTP system. The new password must meet the requirements that are specified in the Configuration Security Profile menu.

To change your password by using the CTP Menu:

From the Main Menu, select 5) Node Operations.

Select 13) Set your password.

The CTP system displays the password requirements based on your security profile. Table 1 lists the security profiles and their password requirements.

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Password recovery is not a simple process:
- It is service affecting.
- It requires console access to the CTP
- It requires rebooting of the device
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The new password must be alphanumeric or the characters 

           @ { } # % ~ [ ] = & , - _ !


The new password must also be at least 6 characters long, with

1 lowercase, 1 uppercase, 1 digits and 1 other characters.

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Follow the onscreen instructions to set the new password.

The following message is displayed if you do not have the permissions required to change password:

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This user does not have privileges to do this.

Table 1: Requirements for New Password
Password Attributes	Units	Security Profiles and Their Attribute Range in CTPView		Security Profiles and Their Attribute Range in CTPOS
Password Attributes	Units	High	Low	High	Low/Very Low
Minimum length	char	15–64	5–64	15–256	15–256
Maximum length	char	15–64	5–64	256	256
Minimum lowercase characters	char	1–10	0–10	1–15	0–15
Minimum uppercase characters	char	1–10	0–10	1–15	0–15
Minimum digits	char	1–10	0–10	1–15	0–15
Minimum other characters	char	1–10	0–10	1–15	0–15
Contains username	–	no	no	no	no
Checked with cracklib library	–	yes	no	yes	yes
Min required new characters	number	5	0	5	5
Allowed authentication retries	–	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3
Lockout after login failure	seconds	60-indefinite	60-indefinite	900	900

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