In 6.1 you can keep your password rules the same by retaining the system value settings for the password formation system values QPWDLMTAJC, QPWDLMTCHR, QPWDLMTREP, QPWDMAXLEN, QPWDMINLEN, QPWDPOSDIF, and QPWDRQDDGT. But now, you also have the choice of specifying a new system value QPWDRULES(Password Rules).

Keeping your current password formation rules

In order to keep your current rules for password formation, you need to set the system value QPWDRULES to the value of *PWDSYSVAL. If you use this value in QPWDRULES, you cannot specify additional values for the system value.

Setting new password rules with the QPWDRULES System value

If you select any value other than *PWDSYSVAL for the QPWDRULES system value, all other password formation system values(e.g. QPWDRQDDGT) will be ignored.

Here are your choices for the QPWDRULE system value. The system value allows the entry of multiple values.

*MINLENnnn – Password minumum length. For password level 0 or 1, nnn is a number between one and 10, for password level 2 or 3, nnn is a number between one and 128.

*MAXLENnnn – Password maximum length. For password level 0 or 1, nnn is a number between one and 10, for password level 2 or 3, nnn is a number between one and 128.

Repeating characters:
*CHRLMTADJ – A character may not be repeated consecutively.
*CHRLMTREP – A character may not be used more than once.

*LTRMINn – Minimum number of letters(A-Z) required, where n is a number in the range zero to nine.

*LTRMAXn – Maximum number of letters(A-Z) required, where n is a number in the range zero to nine.

*LTRLMTAJC – Restrict consecutive letters(A-Z)

*DGTMINn – Minimum number of digits(zero to nine), where n is a number in the range zero to nine.

*DGTMAXn – Maximum number of Digits(zero to nine), where n is a number in the range zero to nine.

*DGTLMTAJC – Do not allow consecutive digits(zero to nine)

*SPCCHRMINn – Minimum number of special characters(#,$,@,_ for password level 0 and 1), where n is a number in the range zero to nine.
For password level 2 and 3, special characters contain the complete set of special characters.

*SPCCHRMAXn – Maximum number of special characters(#,$,@,_), where n is a number in the range zero to nine.

*SPCCHRLMTAJC – Do not allow consecutive special characters.

*DGTLMTFST – Do not allow the first character to be a digit(0-9).

*LTRLMTFST – Do not allow the first character to be a letter (A-Z)
If running Password level 0 or 1, you cannot specify both *LTRLMTFST and *SPCCHRLMTFST.

*SPCCHRLMTFST – DO not allow the first character to be a special character(#,$,@,_)

*DGTLMTLST – Do not allow the last character to be a digit(0-9)

*LTRLMTLST – Do not allow the last character to be a letter(A-Z)

*SPCCHGLMTLST – Do not allow the last character to be a special character(#,$,@,_)

*LMTSAMPOS – Do not allow a character in the new password to be in the same position in the prior password.

*LMTPRFNAME – Do not allow the user profile name to be used in the password.
For example, UserID BOB, password COOLBOB would fail this test since BOB is included in the password.

*MIXCASEn – The minimum number of required lowercase and uppercase characters, where n is a number in the range zero to nine.

*REQANY3 - Require characters from any three of the following character sets:
digits(0-9), uppercase letters, lowercase letters, special characters.