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category. A password of aAaAaA would pass because it contains characters from two categories,
uppercase and lowercase. The default is 3, which means that if password syntax checking is enabled,
valid passwords have to have three categories of characters.
Parameter
Entry DN
Valid Range
Default Value
Syntax
Example
2.3.1.115. PasswordMinDigits (Password Syntax)
This sets the minimum number of digits a password must contain.
Parameter
Entry DN
Valid Range
Default Value
Syntax
Example
2.3.1.116. passwordMinLength (Password Minimum Length)
This attribute specifies the minimum number of characters that must be used in Directory Server user
password attributes. In general, shorter passwords are easier to crack. Directory Server enforces a
minimum password of eight characters. This is long enough to be difficult to crack but short enough
that users can remember the password without writing it down.
For more information on password policies, see the "Managing Users and Passwords" chapter in the
Directory Server Administrator's Guide.
Parameter
Entry DN
Valid Range
Default Value
Syntax
Example
2.3.1.117. PasswordMinLowers (Password Syntax)
This attribute sets the minimum number of lower case letters password must contain.
Parameter
Entry DN
Valid Range
Description
cn=config
0 to 5
0
Integer
passwordMinCategories: 2
Description
cn=config
0 to 64
0
Integer
passwordMinDigits: 3
Description
cn=config
2 to 512 characters
6
Integer
passwordMinLength: 6
Description
cn=config
0 to 64
cn=config
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