This feature allows you to define minimum strengths for passwords for all of cPanel & WHM's features that require password authentication.
The system rates password strength on a scale of 0 to 100, where 100 represents a very strong password.
Warning:
Users with shell access can bypass these requirements with the passwd command.
How to set minimum password strengths
To set the minimum password strengths, perform the following steps:
- To specify the default minimum password strength for features that you set Default, use the Default Required Password Strength slider or enter a number between
0and100in the appropriate text box. - To configure a minimum required password strength for a specific feature, use that feature's slider to specify its minimum password strength, or enter a number between
0and100in the text box. - Click Save to save your changes.
Note:
We recommend that you set the value of Default Required Password Strength to 40 or greater.
