On Password, enter the following additional information about a user account in the AIX system. This data is mapped in /etc/security/user.
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 Property  | 
 Description  | 
|---|---|
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 minlen  | 
 Minimum number of characters a password must have. (Parameter minlen).  | 
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 maxrepeats  | 
 Maximum number of characters that can be repeated in passwords. The default value 8 specifies that a maximum has not been fixed. (Parameter maxrepeats).  | 
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 mindiff  | 
 Minimum number of unique characters that passwords must contain. (Parameter mindiff).  | 
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 minalpha  | 
 Specifies the minimum number of alphabetical characters a new password must contain. (Parameter minalpha).  | 
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 minloweralpha  | 
 Specifies the minimum number of lowercase letters a new password must contain. (Parameter minloweralpha).  | 
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 minupperalpha  | 
 Specifies the minimum number of uppercase letters a new password must contain. (Parameter minupperalpha).  | 
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 mindigit  | 
 Specifies the minimum number of digits a new password must contain. (Parameter mindigit).  | 
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 minspecialchar  | 
 Specifies the minimum number of special characters a new password must contain. (Parameter minspecialchar).  | 
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 minother  | 
 Specifies the minimum number of non-alphabetical characters a new password must contain. (Parameter minother).  | 
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 dictionlist  | 
 Dictionary file of black listed passwords. Verifies passwords do not include standard Unix words. (Parameter dictionlist).  | 
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 histexpire  | 
 Number of weeks before a password can be reused. (Parameter histexpire).  | 
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 histsize  | 
 Number of password iterations allowed before an old password can be used again. (Parameter histsize).  | 
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 minage  | 
 Minimum number of weeks before a password can be changed. (Parameter minage).  | 
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 maxage  | 
 Maximum number of weeks before a password must be changed. (Parameter maxage).  | 
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 maxexpired  | 
 Maximum number of weeks beyond maxage that an expired password can be changed by the user. (Parameter maxexpired).  | 
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 pwdchecks  | 
 Methods to apply to new passwords that check the password quality. The value contains a comma delimited list of method names. (Parameter pwdchecks).  | 
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 pwdwarntime  | 
 Number of days before the system issues a warning that a password change is required. (Parameter pwdwarntime).  |