Setting a Minimum Password Length

The minimum password length is enforced when creating or changing a password. Existing passwords that are shorter than the minimum length will continue to be valid.

To set a minimum password length:

1. Open a web browser and go to http://server:port/jmx-console

   Where:

   server is the IP address or host name of your Spectrum Technology Platform server.

   port is the HTTP port used by Spectrum Technology Platform. The default is 8080.

2. Log in using the admin account.
3. Under "Domain: com.pb.spectrum.platform.config", click com.pb.spectrum.platform.config:manager=AccountConfigurationManager.
4. In the updatePasswordPolicy operation, set the enableAdvanceControl option to True.
5. In the minLength field, enter the minimum password length.
6. Click Invoke.
7. Click Return to MBean View to go back to the Account Configuration Manager screen.