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PwdAllowPunctuation Method—Specifies whether Passwords Are Allowed To Have Punctuation Mark Characters

The PwdAllowPunctuation method sets or retrieves the flag that specifies whether passwords are allowed to have punctuation mark characters.

Syntax

The PwdAllowPunctuation method has the following format:

Netegrity::PolicyMgtPwdPolicy‑>PwdAllowPunctuation([punctuationMarkFlag])

Parameters

The PwdAllowPunctuation method accepts the following parameters:

punctuationMarkFlag (int)

(Optional) Specifies whether punctuation mark characters are allowed in passwords:

• 1 allows punctuation mark characters
• 0 disallows punctuation mark characters

Return Value

The PwdAllowPunctuation method returns one of the following values:

• The new or existing flag setting
• undef if the call is unsuccessful