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Updated on 2024-03-27 GMT+08:00

How Do I Change the Destination Database Password to Meet the Password Policy?

Scenarios

When you set the password for the migration account in the destination database, you need to set the password based on the password strength requirements of the destination database.

Procedure

The following operations apply to the scenario where the target database is an RDS instance.

  1. Log in to the RDS console.
  2. Locate the target DB instance.
  3. Click the DB instance name.
  4. On the Basic Information page, click the Parameters tab.
  5. Enter the keyword password in the search box in the upper right corner of the page and press Enter to view the search result.

    Figure 1 Modifying parameters

  6. In the search result in 5, change the values of the parameters listed in Table 1 based on the password strength requirements. Ensure that the parameter values are within the password complexity range.

    Table 1 Password description

    Parameter

    Allowed Value

    Description

    validate_password_length

    0-2,147,483,647

    Specifies the minimum password length verified by the validate_password plugin.

    validate_password_mixed_case_count

    0-2,147,483,647

    Specifies the minimum number of lowercase and uppercase letters in a password when the password policy level is MEDIUM or higher.

    validate_password_number_count

    0-2,147,483,647

    Specifies the minimum number of digits in a password when the password policy level is MEDIUM or higher.

    validate_password_policy

    LOW, MEDIUM, STRONG

    Specifies the password policy executed by the validate_password plugin.

    validate_password_special_char_count

    0-2,147,483,647

    Specifies the minimum number of non-alphanumeric characters in a password when the password policy level is MEDIUM or higher.

  7. After the parameter values are modified, save the modification.

    Figure 2 Modification result

  8. Back to the Select Migration Type page and perform the next step.

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