The length of the authorization identifier and the permitted characters depend on the system with which connection is established. Table 27-2 shows the permitted authorization identifier length, and Table 27-3 shows the permitted characters that can be used in an authorization identifier.

Table 27-2 Permitted authorization identifier length

System to be connected	Permitted authorization identifier length
HiRDB	Maximum 8 characters
ORACLE	Maximum 8 characters*
XDM/RD	Maximum 7 characters
RDB1 E2	Maximum 8 characters
SQL/K	Maximum 7 characters

^* When Oracle is the distributed client, a maximum of 7 characters is permitted for the authorization identifier used to establish connection with HiRDB.

Table 27-3 Characters permitted in an authorization identifier

System to be connected	Characters permitted in authorization identifier
	A-Z	a-z	0-9	#	@, \	Other
HiRDB	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N
ORACLE	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N
XDM/RD	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N
RDB1 E2	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N
SQL/K	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N

Y: Permitted.

N: Not permitted.