Parameter
login/password_history_size
Short text
Size of Password History
Parameter Description
This parameter specifies the size of the password history. The password history is consulted whenever a user choose a new password. The system rejects any passwords that are saved in the password history.
This prevents the user from ignoring the guideline requiring passwords to be changed at regular intervals.
Only passwords that the user chose (when previously changing the password) are stored in the password history. Passwords assigned by the administrator are not stored in the password history. When the administrator sets passwords, the system does not check whether the password to be set has already been used by the user; otherwise, the administrator could discover the user’s previous password in this way.
Application Area
Logon
Parameter Unit
Number of entries
Default Value
5
Who is permitted to make changes?
Customer
Are other parameters affected or dependent?
• login/password_expiration_time
• login/password_change_waittime
Values allowed
1 – 100
