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Voice messaging systems

7-22 Issue 9 May 2003

Protecting passwords

The AUDIX, DEFINITY AUDIX, and Avaya INTUITY Voice Mail Systems offers

passwords and password time-out mechanisms that can help restrict

unauthorized users.

Voice mail systems R1V4 and later allow you to specify the minimum length

required. Use a minimum of six digits, and always specify a minimum password

length that is greater than the extension length. For example, if the extensions are

five digits, require six or more digits for the password. A longer password is more

difficult for a hacker to break, and offers greater system security.

For the Avaya I

NTUITY System, administrator passwords follow standard UNIX

conventions, but have a 6-character minimum, one of which must be non-alpha.

Subscriber passwords can be up to 15 digits.

For Communication Manager, MultiVantage™ Software, and DEFINITY ECS,

administrator passwords are 3 to 10 characters, alpha and numeric. Subscriber

passwords can be up to seven digits.

Voice mail subscribers are given three attempts in one call to correctly enter their

mailbox before they are automatically disconnected. You also can specify how

many consecutive invalid attempts are allowed before a voice mailbox is locked.

■ The AUDIX, DEFINITY AUDIX, and Avaya INTUITY Voice Mail Systems

provide three logins, each with individual password protection. For the

AUDIX and DEFINITY AUDIX Voice Mail Systems, only one of these,

“cust,” is customer-controlled. For the Avaya I

NTUITY Voice Mail System,

“cust,” “sa,” and “vm” are customer-controlled. For administrative access to

a voice mail system, the customer must log in and enter a password.

You should routinely change the “cust,” “sa,” and “vm” login passwords,

using the maximum digits allowed (10). Avaya will routinely change the

passwords for the two voice mail system support logins.

■ Change the administration password from the default.

■ Use the “Minimum Password” feature, when available, to specify a

minimum password length of at least 6 characters. Never set the minimum

password to

■ Make sure subscribers change the default password the first time they log

into the voice mail system. To insure this, make the default password fewer

digits than the minimum password length.

See ‘‘Administration / maintenance access’’ on page 4-4

and ‘‘General security

measures’’ on page 4-8 for secure password guidelines. See Chapter 14 for

information on how to change passwords.

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