Appendix: Default Password Policy Settings for Cloud-based Automation for VMware Cloud Foundation

VMware Aria Operations for Networks Data Collector Appliance

Table 1. Default Password Expiration Policy for VMware Aria Operations for Networks Data Collector Appliance

User	Setting	Default	Description
support	maxdays	99999	Maximum number of days between password change (By default, the password is set to never expire)
	mindays	0	Minimum number of days between password change.
	warndays	7	Number of days of warning before a password expires
consoleuser	maxdays	99999	Maximum number of days between password change (By default, the password is set to never expire)
	mindays	0	Minimum number of days between password change.
	warndays	7	Number of days of warning before a password expires

Table 2. Default Password Complexity Policy for VMware Aria Operations for Networks Data Collector Appliance

Setting	Default	Description
dcredit	-1	Maximum number of digits that generate a credit
ucredit	-1	Maximum number of uppercase characters that generate a credit
lcredit	-1	Maximum number of lowercase characters that generate a credit
ocredit	-1	Maximum number of other characters that generate a credit
minlen	8	Minimum password length
difok	3	Minimum number of characters that must be different from the old password
retry	3	Maximum number of retries
remember	5	Maximum number of passwords the system remembers

Table 3. Default Account Lockout Policy for VMware Aria Operations for Networks Data Collector Appliance

Setting	Default	Description
deny	Not Defined	Maximum number of authentication failures before the account is locked
unlock_time	Not Defined	Amount of time in seconds that the account remains locked