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PwdMinPunctuation Method—Sets or Retrieves the Minimum Number of Punctuation Marks a Password Must Contain

The PwdMinPunctuation method sets or retrieves the minimum number of punctuation marks that a password must contain. These characters include periods, commas, exclamation marks, slashes, hyphens, dashes, and other punctuation marks.

Syntax

The PwdMinPunctuation method has the following format:

Netegrity::PolicyMgtPwdPolicy‑>PwdMinPunctuation([pwdMinPunc])

Parameters

The PwdMinPunctuation method accepts the following parameter:

pwdMinPunc (int)

(Optional) Specifies the minimum number of punctuation marks required.

Return Value

The PwdMinPunctuation method returns the new or existing minimum number of punctuation marks.