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Policy Reference Guide
Set Maximum Password Attempts IT policy rule
Description
This rule specifies the number of password attempts that a user can make before a BlackBerry® device permanently deletes all
of the application data. The permitted range is 3 through 10 attempts.
Default value
The default setting is 10 password attempts.
Usage
The maximum number of password attempts is 10. Use this rule to lower the number of password attempts.
Minimum requirements
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Java® based BlackBerry device
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BlackBerry® Application Suite version 1.0
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BlackBerry® Connect™ version 1.2, 2.0, 2.1, or 4.0
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BlackBerry® Device Software version 3.6
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BlackBerry® Enterprise Server version 4.0
Exceptions
The BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for Novell® GroupWise® supports this rule in BlackBerry Device Software versions 4.0 and later.
Set Password Timeout IT policy rule
Description
This rule specifies the number of minutes of inactivity before the security timeout occurs and a BlackBerry® device user must
type the password to unlock the BlackBerry device.
Default value
For BlackBerry® Device Software versions earlier than version 4.7, the default value is 2 minutes.
For BlackBerry Device Software version 4.7 and later, the default value is 30 minutes.
Usage
Use this rule to change the default security timeout interval.
Dependencies
A BlackBerry device uses this rule only if you change the Password Required IT policy rule to Yes.
If you do not change the User Can Change Timeout IT policy rule to No, the user can change the security timeout to any value.
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Password policy group
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