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SonicWall CSC / GMS Username and Password Restrictions
03/26/2020 
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SonicWall CSC / GMS Username and Password limitation
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User Credentials in GMS interfaces (/sgms and /appliance) should be created as per following guidelines:
- When Enhanced Security Access (ESA) enabled:
At least 7 characters in length.
A maximum length of 15 characters is allowed.
Must include characters from at least two (2) of these groupings: alpha, numeric, and special characters.
Password can have any of the following standard printable ASCII characters:
~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + [ ] { } |: ; , . / < > ? `- =
1234567890ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Must not be the same as the User.
New passwords must NOT contain a sequence of three (3) or more characters from the previous password.
- When Enhanced Security Access (ESA) not enabled:
A maximum length of 15 characters is allowed.
May contain alphanumeric characters.
May contain special characters.
Password is stored in DB after applying MD5 hash algorithm.
DB password (for GMS only):
The password should be a combination of alphanumeric characters and can contain special characters as well.
Following special characters should NOT be used while constructing DB password:
`&*()-_{|\;\'<>%^"
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