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Username and Password Requirements
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Username and Password Requirements
The following table lists the valid characters that can be used in usernames and passwords for PAN-OS and Panorama accounts.
Account Type
Username and Password Restrictions
Password Character Set
There are no restrictions on any password field character sets.
Remote Admin, SSL-VPN, or Authentication Portal
The following characters are not allowed for the username:
Backtick (`)
Angular brackets (< and >)
Ampersand (&)
Asterisk (*)
At sign (@)
Question mark (?)
Pipe (|)
Single-Quote (‘)
Semicolon (;)
Double-Quote (")
Dollar ($)
Parentheses ( '(' and ')' )
Colon (':')
Local Administrator Accounts
The following are the allowed characters for local usernames:
Lowercase (a-z)
Uppercase (A-Z)
Numeric (0-9)
Underscore (_)
Period (.)
Hyphen (-)
Login names cannot start with a hyphen (-).
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