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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