{"id":13019,"date":"2022-01-12T13:11:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T13:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=13019"},"modified":"2022-01-14T09:05:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T09:05:32","slug":"set-password-strength-whm-cpanel-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/set-password-strength-whm-cpanel-users\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Password Strength for WHM\/cPanel Users?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Server security is the prime concern for any hosting user who uses a password to log in. It is why password authentication should be more strict to ensure a safe server login. The admins of any WHM\/cPanel server can configure the password strength for their users.<\/p>\n<h2>To Set Password Strength<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log in to your WHM&nbsp;<em>root<\/em> account.<\/p>\n<p>2. Select the <strong>Security Center<\/strong> option from the navigation menu.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/whm_security_center.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/whm_security_center-1024x398.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12394\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Click on <strong>Password Strength Configuration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/whm_password_strength_configuration.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/whm_password_strength_configuration-1024x412.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14837\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Password Strength Configuration<\/strong> interface will appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Set the <strong>Default Required Password Strength<\/strong> for your overall hosting account by entering it in the text field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the hosting&#8217;s user accounts, email accounts, mailing lists, etc. will refer to it as the <strong><em>default<\/em><\/strong> parameter for password strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. If you want to customize the password strength for any hosting component in the list, select the radio button beside its scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will render its password strength customizable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. <em>Scale<\/em> or <em>enter the password strength<\/em> for the hosting component in the text box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. Click the <strong>Save<\/strong> button once you finish the configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/whm_password_strength_save.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/whm_password_strength_save.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14838\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With it, WHM will apply the configurations for the password strength as per the customization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Server security is the prime concern for any hosting user who uses a password to log in. It is why password authentication should be more strict to ensure a safe server login. The admins of any WHM\/cPanel server can configure the password strength for their users. To Set Password Strength 1. 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