The Length Based Password Validator is used to determine whether a proposed password is acceptable based on whether the number of characters it contains falls within an acceptable range of values.
Both upper and lower bounds may be defined.
The Length Based Password Validator component inherits from the Password Validator
The properties supported by this managed object are as follows:
| Basic Properties: | Advanced Properties: |
|---|---|
| description | None |
| enabled | |
| validator-requirement-description | |
| validator-failure-message | |
| max-password-length | |
| min-password-length |
| Description | A description for this Password Validator |
| Default Value | None |
| Allowed Values | A string |
| Multi-Valued | No |
| Required | No |
| Admin Action Required | None. Modification requires no further action |
| Description | Indicates whether the password validator is enabled for use. |
| Default Value | None |
| Allowed Values | true false |
| Multi-Valued | No |
| Required | Yes |
| Admin Action Required | None. Modification requires no further action |
validator-requirement-description
| Description | Specifies a message that can be used to describe the requirements imposed by this password validator to end users. If a value is provided for this property, then it will override any description that may have otherwise been generated by the validator. |
| Default Value | The requirement description will be automatically generated by the password validator. |
| Allowed Values | A string |
| Multi-Valued | No |
| Required | No |
| Admin Action Required | None. Modification requires no further action |
| Description | Specifies a message that may be provided to the end user in the event that a proposed password is rejected by this validator. If a value is provided for this property, then it will override any failure message that may have otherwise been generated by the validator. |
| Default Value | The requirement description will be automatically generated by the password validator. |
| Allowed Values | A string |
| Multi-Valued | No |
| Required | No |
| Admin Action Required | None. Modification requires no further action |
| Description | Specifies the maximum number of characters that can be included in a proposed password. A value of zero indicates that there will be no upper bound enforced. If both minimum and maximum lengths are defined, then the minimum length must be less than or equal to the maximum length. |
| Default Value | 0 |
| Allowed Values | An integer value. Lower limit is 0. Upper limit is 2147483647 . |
| Multi-Valued | No |
| Required | No |
| Admin Action Required | None. Modification requires no further action |
| Description | Specifies the minimum number of characters that must be included in a proposed password. A value of zero indicates that there will be no lower bound enforced. If both minimum and maximum lengths are defined, then the minimum length must be less than or equal to the maximum length. |
| Default Value | 6 |
| Allowed Values | An integer value. Lower limit is 0. Upper limit is 2147483647 . |
| Multi-Valued | No |
| Required | No |
| Admin Action Required | None. Modification requires no further action |
To list the configured Password Validators:
dsconfig list-password-validators
[--property {propertyName}] ...
To view the configuration for an existing Password Validator:
dsconfig get-password-validator-prop
--validator-name {name}
[--tab-delimited]
[--script-friendly]
[--property {propertyName}] ...
To update the configuration for an existing Password Validator:
dsconfig set-password-validator-prop
--validator-name {name}
(--set|--add|--remove) {propertyName}:{propertyValue}
[(--set|--add|--remove) {propertyName}:{propertyValue}] ...
To create a new Length Based Password Validator:
dsconfig create-password-validator
--validator-name {name}
--type length-based
--set enabled:{propertyValue}
[--set {propertyName}:{propertyValue}] ...
To delete an existing Password Validator:
dsconfig delete-password-validator
--validator-name {name}