BlackBerry Administration Service for Microsoft Exchange Help 5.0 SP3
BlackBerry Administration Service for Microsoft Exchange Help 5.0 SP3

Maximum Password History IT policy rule

Description

This rule specifies the maximum number of previous passwords that a BlackBerry® device checks new passwords against to prevent a BlackBerry device user from reusing previous passwords.

Possible values

  • 0 to 15 passwords

Default values

  • 0 in the Default and Basic password security IT policies
  • 6 in all other preconfigured IT policies

Exceptions

  • BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for Novell® GroupWise® only with devices that are running BlackBerry® Device Software 4.0 or later

Minimum requirements

  • BlackBerry Device Software 3.6

Rule introduction

  • BlackBerry® Enterprise Server 3.6