Specific Control Options › PASSCHAR—Password Valid Characters

PASSCHAR—Password Valid Characters

Valid on z/OS and z/VM.

Use the PASSCHAR control option to add, replace, or remove characters from the password valid character list. When using PASSCHAR:

• Data can be in hex or character format
• Up to 16 unique characters can be defined
• The list can contain one or more special characters
• To enter more than one special character, separate the characters with a comma

All entry methods are accepted.

This control option has the following format:

TSS MODIFY PASSCHAR(c,c,c,c,c,c,c,c,c,c,c,c,c,c,c,c)

Default: Binary zeros.

PASSCHAR with NEWPW(SC)

When used in conjunction with control option NEWPW(SC), all passwords must be defined with at least one of the characters in the PASSCHAR list. If NEWPW(SC) is absent, PASSCHAR characters are optional. If no characters are defined in PASSCHAR, NEWPW(SC) has no effect. NEWPW(SC) is a global option for all passwords and facilities. Only use NEWPW(SC) if every application which requires a security password accepts special characters