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<h1 class="topictitle1">Restricted characters for passwords</h1>
<div><p>This system value limits the use of certain characters in a password.</p>
<p>The valid characters are A through Z, 0 through 9, and special characters
number (#), dollar ($), at (@), and underscore (_). This value provides additional
security by preventing users from using specific characters, such as vowels,
in a password. Restricting vowels prevents users from forming actual words
for their passwords.</p>
<p>See <a href="#qpwdlmtchr__quickref">Quick reference</a> table
for an overview of the restrict character for passwords system value.</p>
<div class="p">
<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption>Table 1. Possible values for the restrict character for
passwords system value</caption><thead align="left"><tr valign="bottom"><th valign="bottom" id="d0e29">iSeries™ Navigator</th>
<th valign="bottom" id="d0e33">Character-based interface</th>
<th valign="bottom" id="d0e35">Description</th>
</tr>
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<tbody><tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e29 ">None</td>
<td valign="top" headers="d0e33 ">*NONE</td>
<td valign="top" headers="d0e35 ">There are no restricted characters for passwords.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e29 ">Restricted characters</td>
<td valign="top" headers="d0e33 "><em>restricted-characters</em></td>
<td valign="top" headers="d0e35 ">Specify up to 10 restricted characters. The valid characters
are A through Z, 0 through 9, and special characters pound (#), dollar ($),
at (@), and underscore (_).</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
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<p><strong>Relationship to security policy</strong></p>
<p>Within your security policy you should describe the password rules that
are defined by the system values related passwords. For this system value,
inform users which characters are restricted. This system value works with
other system values that specify the composition of individual passwords.</p>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><a name="qpwdlmtchr__quickref"><!-- --></a><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="qpwdlmtchr__quickref" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption>Table 2. Quick Reference. Provides
details for the restricted character for passwords system value.</caption><thead align="left"><tr valign="bottom"><th valign="bottom" id="d0e71">iSeries Navigator name</th>
<th valign="bottom" id="d0e75">Restricted characters</th>
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<tbody><tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e71 ">Character-based interface name</td>
<td valign="top" headers="d0e75 ">QPWDLMTCHR</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e71 ">Authority</td>
<td valign="top" headers="d0e75 "><p>All object access (*ALLOBJ)<br />
Security administrator (*SECADM)</p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> The Security Officer (QSECOFR) user profile is shipped with
these authorities. </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e71 ">How to access</td>
<td valign="top" headers="d0e75 "><div class="p"><strong>iSeries Navigator</strong><ol><li>Expand <span class="menucascade"><span class="uicontrol">Security</span> &gt; <span class="uicontrol">Policies</span></span>.</li>
<li>Right click <strong>Password Policy</strong> and select <strong>Properties</strong>.</li>
<li>On the <strong>Validation</strong> page, you will find the option for restricted
character.</li>
</ol>
</div>
<div class="p"><strong>Character-based interface</strong><ol><li>In the character-based interface, type <samp class="codeph">WRKSYSVAL QPWDLMTCHR</samp>.</li>
</ol>
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</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e71 ">Changes take effect</td>
<td valign="top" headers="d0e75 ">Immediately</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e71 ">Default value</td>
<td valign="top" headers="d0e75 ">None</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e71 ">Recommended value</td>
<td valign="top" headers="d0e75 ">A, E, I, O, and U. You may also want to restrict special
characters (#, $, and @) for compatibility with other systems.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e71 "><a href="rzamvlockdown.htm">Lockable</a></td>
<td valign="top" headers="d0e75 ">Yes</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e71 ">Special considerations </td>
<td valign="top" headers="d0e75 ">This system value can only be used for password levels
0 or 1. If you change this value and your password level is either 2 or 3,
then the system will ignore the restricted character setting.</td>
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<p>For more in-depth information about this security value, see Chapter 3,
"Security System Values" in <a href="../books/sc415302.pdf" target="_blank">Security Reference</a>. </p>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzamvpwdsysval.htm" title="In addition to setting signon system values, you also need to decide rules regarding users passwords">Password system values</a></div>
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