Required Password Pattern IT policy rule

Description

This rule specifies the required pattern for a BlackBerry device password. A character in the password pattern specifies the character type permitted in its position in the password. Passwords can contain Latin-1 characters only. If you configure this rule, a BlackBerry device user can only create a password that is greater than or equal to the length of the pattern on the device. Password characters that exceed the pattern length can be letters, numbers, or symbols.

You can use the following characters to specify the password pattern:
  • a: Permits any letter
  • A: Permits an uppercase letter only
  • c: Permits any consonant letter
  • C: Permits an uppercase consonant letter only
  • v: Permits any vowel
  • V: Permits an uppercase vowel only
  • N, n, or #: Permits a number only
  • S, s, or @: Permits a symbol only
  • ?: Permits any letter, number, or symbol

Default value

  • Null value

Minimum requirements

  • BlackBerry Device Software 4.2

Rule introduction

  • BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6