You configure password policy and lockout policy settings on the Management vCenter Server for the entire vsphere.local domain.

Procedure

  1. In a Web browser, log in to vCenter Server by using the vSphere Client.
    Settings Value
    URL https://lax01m01vc01.lax01.rainpole.local/ui
    User name administrator@vsphere.local
    Password vsphere_admin_password
  2. Configure the password policies.
    1. From the Home menu of the vSphere Client, click Administration.
    2. In the Navigator, under Single Sign-On, click Configuration.
    3. On the Policies tab, under Password policy, click Edit.
    4. In the Edit password policies dialog box, configure the password policies and click SAVE.

      Configuration

      Setting

      Value

      NIST80053-VI-VC-CFG-00421

      Maximum Lifetime

      60

      NIST80053-VI-VC-CFG-00410

      Minimum Length

      15
  3. Configure the lockout policies.
    1. On the Policies tab, click Lockout Policy and click Edit.
    2. NIST80053-VI-VC-CFG-00436 In the Edit Lockout Policies dialog box, for Maximum number of failed login attempts enter 3.
    3. NIST80053-VI-VC-CFG-00434 For Time interval between failures enter 900 seconds.
    4. NIST80053-VI-VC-CFG-00435 For Unlock time, enter 0 seconds and click SAVE.