Minimum password length

Determines whether passwords are required. If passwords are required, also determines the fewest number of characters that passwords can contain.

The default value is At Least 8 bytes, meaning that passwords must contain at least eight characters.

If you select Permit Blank Password, meaning that passwords are not required, then the valid password length is zero to 128 bytes.

To specify a specific minimum password length, select At Least __ Characters and type a number in the space provided. The value can be from 1 (one) to 128.

When a user changes a password, the system checks the number of characters typed. The new password must contain the minimum number of characters. Otherwise, the system displays an error message.

Note: When creating a password, the value that you specify can be a maximum of 128 characters. However, the password authentication that is built into Content Manager OnDemand verifies only the first eight characters that are typed by the user. The additional characters are provided for customers who choose to implement their own password security by enabling the logon user exit. Unless your organization enables the logon user exit, IBM recommends that you specify a value of 8 (eight) or less for the Minimum Password Length option.

Note: The logon user exit is enabled on an IBM i server. The IBM® i security function validates the password. You should always set the Minimum Password Length to Permit Blank Password. Otherwise, both Content Manager OnDemand and the IBM i security function might validate the password.