---
title: "Configure Password Policy"
slug: "configure-password-policy"
tags: ["Assurance Sensors", "Assurance Sensor GT", "Assurance Sensor GT-S", "Passwords", "25.07"]
updated: 2025-08-13T19:28:58Z
published: 2025-08-13T19:28:58Z
canonical: "docs.crossworkassurance.cisco.com/configure-password-policy"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.crossworkassurance.cisco.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Configure Password Policy

Users with appropriate permissions can configure the password policy for logging in to a device.

**To configure the password policy**

1. Navigate to **System ▶ Session ▶ Password Policy**.
2. In **Password Policy Configuration**, do one of the following:
  - Complete the fields according to your requirements. For more information, see [Password Policy Configuration Parameters](/v1/docs/configure-password-policy#password-policy-configuration-parameters) below.
  - Click **Default** to load the form with predefined default values.
3. Click **Apply**.

          Password Policy CLI Commands

          

The following CLI commands are available for users with appropriate permissions:

- `password-policy edit`:  allows you to change the password policy configuration
- `password-policy show configuration`:  shows the current configuration of the password  policy

See the CLI help for more information.

## Password Policy Configuration Parameters

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/01d1de5e-a375-4fbc-aa82-666ac04c2113/Images/Documentation/image-9YZCME4G.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T11%3A03%3A31Z&se=2026-11-08T12%3A03%3A31Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=eIlj0GcOgKHo%2BpxiOG7bAThA3fwQhBedLxtqOTkTbKU%3D)

| **Parameter** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| Minimum Length | The value represents the minimum character length of the password. Default value is 1. |
| Maximum Length | The value represents the maximum character length of the password. Default value is 1. |
| Minimum Uppercase Letters | The value represents the minimum number of upper-case characters that must be used in the password. Default value is 0. The range is 0 to 128. |
| Minimum Lower Letters | The value represents the minimum number of lower-case characters that must be used in the password. Default value is 0. The range is 0 to 128. |
| Minimum Digits | The value represents the minimum number of digits that must be used in the password. Default value is 0. The range is 0 to 128. |
| Minimum Special Characters | The value represents the minimum number of special characters that must be used in the password. The range is 0 to 128. Default value is 0. The list of special characters is chosen from the set: { !, $, %, ^, &, *, (, ), _, +, \|, ~, -, =, {, }, [, ], :, ", ;, ', <, >, ?, ,', / }. |
| History Reuse Limit | The limit represents the number of times the password is changed before which the same password can be reused. Range is 0 to 24. Default value is 0. A value of 0 means there is no reuse-limit. |
| Expiration Days | Represents the maximum number of days. Range 0 to 365. Default is 0. A value of 0 means there is no expiration. |
| Warning Days Before Expiry | Represents the number of days before a password is going to expire. Range 0 to 365. Default value is 0. A value of 0 means there is no warning. |
| Blacklist Check | The value represents whether a check of well-known passwords is enabled or not. Default is disabled. **Note:** For information on which passwords are included in the check, contact your Cisco representative. |

**© 2026 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.** For more information about trademarks, please visit: [Cisco trademarks](https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/legal/trademarks.html)[](https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/legal/trademarks.html) For more information about legal terms, please visit: [Cisco legal terms](https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/legal/terms-conditions.html)