7.3.14.7 Stronger Password Requirements

When creating operating system users on the database servers and storage servers, the new Exadata default password policy rules are:

• Minimum characters: 8
• Minimum numbers: 1
• Minimum lowercase characters: 1
• Minimum uppercase characters: 1
• Minimum special characters: 1
• Maximum consecutive repeating characters: 3
• Maximum consecutive repeating characters of the same class: 4
• Minimum number of different characters: 8
• Minimum days for password change: 1
• Maximum days for password change: 60
• Dictionary words are not valid or accepted.
• The last ten passwords cannot be reused

Note:

Passwords that were created before the new restrictions were added in Oracle Exadata System Software release 19.1.0 will continue to work without issue. If you use SSH equivalence, then you should notice no difference.

See the following topics for more information:

• Default Security Setting Enacted by OEDA
• Security Policies for Oracle Exadata Storage Servers

Minimum requirements:

• Oracle Exadata System Software release 19.1.0