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PwdMaxRepeatingChar Method—Sets or Retrieves the Maximum Number of Identical Characters

The PwdMaxRepeatingChar method sets or retrieves the maximum number of identical characters that can appear consecutively in a password.

Syntax

The PwdMaxRepeatingChar method has the following format:

Netegrity::PolicyMgtPwdPolicy‑>PwdMaxRepeatingChar([maxPwdRepeat])

Parameters

The PwdMaxRepeatingChar method accepts the following parameter:

maxPwdRepeat (int)

(Optional) Specifies the maximum number of repeating characters.

Return Value

The PwdMaxRepeatingChar method returns the new or existing setting for repeating characters.