Password policies
An IBM® Flex System Manager management software password policy is a set of criteria that determines how management software passwords are created and how the management software implements password security.
You can set password policy conditions in the web interface that affect all users of the management software. Although password policy settings can be changed independently of the management software security policy, the security policy of the management software might require that the password policy settings have secure values. For example, if you attempt to change the security policy level from Legacy to Secure, the management software might require that you change some password policy settings to secure values before the security policy can be changed to Secure. However, if you change the security policy from Secure to Legacy, but you do not change the password policy settings, the level of password validation that occurs remains the same as before.
- From the Home page, click the Administration tab.
- Under Security tasks, click Configure Password Policy. The Configure Password Policy window opens.
- After you change the settings, click OK.
For more information about setting a new password, see Setting a new password.