27.1.5 Handling of passwords

The length of the password and the permitted characters depend on the system with which connection is established. Table 27-4 shows the permitted password length, and Table 27-5 shows the permitted characters that can be used in a password.

Table 27-4 Permitted password length

System to be connectedPermitted password length
HiRDBMaximum 30 characters1
ORACLEMaximum 30 characters2
XDM/RDMaximum 30 characters3
RDB1 E2Maximum 8 characters
SQL/KMaximum 30 characters4

1 Can also be omitted.

2 When Oracle is the distributed client, a maximum of 8 characters is permitted for the password used to establish connection with HiRDB.

3 When TRUST E2 is used with the XDM/RD system, a maximum of 8 characters is permitted.

4 SQL/K does not check passwords. The password specified at the HiRDB side is ignored by SQL/K.

Table 27-5 Characters permitted in a password

System to be connectedCharacters permitted in password
A-Za-z0-9#@, \Other
HiRDBYYYYYN
ORACLEYYYYNN
XDM/RDYNYYYN
RDB1 E2YNYYYN
SQL/KYYYYYN

Y: Permitted.

N: Not permitted.