Article - CS22616

How to define Password Policy and Password Validators for all users using Windchill Directory Server in Windchill

Modified: 12-Sep-2025   


Applies To

  • Windchill PDMLink 9.1 to 13.1
  • FlexPLM 12.0 to 12.1

Description

  • How to configure or define Password Policy and Password Validators for all users using Windchill Directory Server (WDS or DS)
  • Are there any characters other than two-byte literal that cannot be used in password
  • How to configure or define Password Policy to make passwords must have a minimum of 8 characters which includes uppercase, lowercase and numbers, and only be used up to 90 days
  • How to configure or define a password length and complexity
  • How to set password expiring period
  • How to restrict password using history
  • WDS password policy configuration history password limit, input error 5 times, account locked for 30 minutes
  • How to set password complexity for WDS
  • How to config password policy by command instead of Control Panel
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