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Use this object to manage account and password-related configurations. For password rules configuration, refer to Password Rules - CLI.

OS Account Aging

To minimize the possibility of an unauthorized user compromising inactive OS user account, configure this parameter to specify the number of days of OS account inactivity (OSAccountAgingPeriod) before the account is automatically disabled.

Info

title	Note

These users are exempted from OS account aging: root, linuxadmin, cnxipmadmin and postgres.

Command Syntax

Code Block

title	OS Account Aging

% set system admin <SYSTEM NAME> accountManagement OSAccountAging
	OSAccountAgingPeriod <7-712 days>
	state <disabled | enabled>

Command Parameters

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1	OS Account Aging Parameters
3	OS Account Aging Parameters

Parameter

Length/Range

Description

OSAccountAgingPeriod 7-712 days <period> (default = 30) – The number of days of inactivity before the OS user is disabled.

state

N/A

Enable this flag to apply the account aging period to OS users.

disabled
enabled (default)

Account Aging

Command Syntax

Code Block

title	Account Aging

% set system admin <SYSTEM NAME> accountManagement accountAging
	accountAgingPeriod <30-180 days>
	state <disabled | enabled>

Command Parameters

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0	Table
1	Account Aging Parameters
3	Account Aging Parameters

Parameter

Length/Range

Description

accountAgingPeriod

30-180 days

<period> (default = 30) – Use this parameter to specify the number of days to elapse, after which the account is locked if left unused for accounts other than OS management users.

state

N/A

Set flag to "enabled" to enable account aging system-wide.

disabled
enabled (default)

Account Removal

Use this parameter to configure the account removal period.

Command Syntax

Code Block

title	Account Removal

% set system admin <SYSTEM NAME> accountManagement accountRemoval
	accountRemovalPeriod <60-360 days>
	state <disabled | enabled>

Command Parameters

Caption

0	Table
1	Brute Force Attack Parameters
3	Brute Force Attack Parameters

Parameter

Length/Range

Description

accountRemovalPeriod 60-360 days <period> – The number of days to elapse for an unused user account before it is automatically (default = 270 days).

state

N/A

Administrative state of this feature.

disabled (default)
enabled

NOTE: Refer to Local Authentication - CLI to enable/disable this feature for a specific user.

Brute Force Attack

Configuration for defense against brute force OAM password guessing attempts.

Command Syntax

Code Block

title	Brute Force Attack

% set system admin <SYSTEM NAME> accountManagement bruteForceAttack
	allowAutoUnlock <disabled | enabled>
	consecutiveFailedAttemptAllowed <1-10>
	state <disabled | enabled>
	unlockTime <30-3600 seconds>

Command Parameters

Caption

0	Table
1	Brute Force Attack Parameters
3	Brute Force Attack Parameters

Parameter

Length/Range

Description

allowAutoUnlock

N/A

Enable Auto Unlock of an account blocked due to consecutive wrong password attempts.

disabled
enabled (default)

consecutiveFailedAttemptAllowed

1-10

<number of attempts> (default = 3) – Number of consecutive failed login attempts allowed before account is locked. As a safety measure, the system will not lock out the last/only active Administrator user on

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state

N/A

Enable/disable defense against brute force OAM password guessing attempts.

disabled
enabled (default)

unlockTime

30-3600 seconds

<unlock time> (default = 30) – If allowAutoUnlock flag is enabled, this parameter specifies the time (in seconds) to elapse before a locked account automatically unlocks.

NOTE: You must first set state to 'disabled' before changing the value of consecutiveFailedAttemptAllowed.

Brute Force Attack OS

Use this configuration to defend against brute force attacks to Linux OS.

Command Syntax

Code Block

title	Brute Force Attack OS

% set system admin <SYSTEM NAME> accountManagement bruteForceAttackOS
	OSstate <disabled | enabled>
	allowOSAutoUnlock <disabled | enabled>
	consecutiveFailedOSAttemptAllowed <1-10>
	unlockOSTime <30-5400 seconds>

Command Parameters

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0	Table
1	Brute Force Attack Parameters
3	Brute Force Attack Parameters

Parameter	Length/Range	Description
`OSstate`	N/A	Enable this flag to defend the Linux OS against brute force attacks. `disabled` `enabled` (default)
`allowOSAutoUnlock`	N/A	Enable this flag to automatically unlock the Linux OS account after a configurable number of seconds set by `unlockOSTime` parameter. `disabled` `enabled` (default)
`consecutiveFailedOSAttemptAllowed`	1-10	`<Number of failed attempts>` (default = 3) – Number of consecutive failed login attempts allowed before account is locked.
`unlockOSTime`	30-5400 seconds	`< time interval>` (default = 30 seconds) – Time interval after which the disabled Linux OS account will automatically unlock.

Max Sessions

Command Syntax

Code Block

title	Max Sessions

% set system admin <SYSTEM NAME> accountManagement maxSessions <1-5>

Command Parameters

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0	Table
1	Max Sessions Parameters
3	Max Sessions Parameters

Parameter	Length/Range	Description
`maxSessions`	1-5	Maximum number of simultaneous sessions allowed per user (default = 2).

Password Aging

Password expiration related configuration.

Command Syntax

Code Block

title	Password Aging

% set system admin <SYSTEM NAME> accountManagement passwordAging
	OSstate <disabled | enabled>
	passwordAgingPeriod <1-365 days>
	passwordExpiryWarningPeriod <3-14 days>
	passwordMinimumAge <1-365 days> 
	state <disabled | enabled>

Command Parameters

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0	Table
1	Password Aging Parameters
3	Password Aging Parameters

Parameter	Length/Range	Description
`OSstate`	N/A	Enable/disable password aging for OS users. `disabled` `enabled` (default)
`passwordAgingPeriod`	1-365 days	`<number of days>` (default = 90)`– The number of days to elapse, after which a password expires.`
`passwordExpiryWarningPeriod`	3-14 days	`<number of days>` (default = 12) – The number of days prior to the password expiry date on which the user receives a warning to change the password.
`passwordMinimumAge`	1-365 days	`<number of days>` (default = 1) – Specify the number of days to elapse before a password is changeable by a non-Administrator user.
`state`	N/A	Use this flag to enable/disable `passwordAging` feature. `disabled` `enabled` (default)

Session Idle Timeout

Session idle timeout related configuration.

Command Syntax

Code Block

title	Session Idle Timeout

% set system admin <SYSTEM NAME> accountManagement sessionIdleTimeout
	idleTimeout <1-120>
	state <disabled | enabled>

Command Parameters

Caption

0	Table
1	Session Idle Timeout
3	Session Idle Timeout

Parameter

Length/Range

Description

idleTimeout

1-120 minutes

<number of minutes> (default = 10) – The amount of idle time, in minutes, to elapse before ending a session due to inactivity.

state

N/A

To use this feature, set this flag to "enabled".

disabled
enabled (default)

SFTP Admin (Removed)

The SFTP Admin sftpadmin account has been removedwas removed in release 7.1 for user account security purposes.

Related EMA Note

Info

title	Note Regarding EMA

If only keys (no password) are injected for the admin CLI user, then passwordLoginSupport is disabled by default. If standalone EMA access is required, then enable it passwordLoginSupport and use the generated password to invoke the EMA. There is no need You are not required to enable passwordLoginSupport if the EMA is accessed via the EMS

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RAMP Note

Info

As sftpadmin is removed, the EMS With the removal of sftpadmin, the

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uses an alternate CLI account in its Administrator group (like e.g., admin) for the SBC registration. There is no Cloud SBC impact because it uses emssftpThis does not impact SBC cloud networks because

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uses emssftp by default. Refer to the Security and Security Best Practices sections in the current EMS

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documentation.

Command Example

The following example uses the Account Management feature to accomplish the following actions:

Allows a locked account to unlock after five minutes
Enables
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to defend against brute force attacks
Sets the number of consecutive failed attempts to "3"

Code Block

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% set system admin MYSBC accountManagement bruteForceAttack state enabled allowAutoUnlock enabled consecutiveFailedAttemptAllowed 3 unlockTime 300

% show system admin MYSBC accountManagement bruteForceAttack
state                           enabled;
consecutiveFailedAttemptAllowed 3;
allowAutoUnlock                 enabled;
unlockTime                      300;

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Max Sessions

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Password Aging

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Session Idle Timeout

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SFTP Admin (Removed)

Related EMA Note

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