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 connected | Permitted password length |
---|---|
HiRDB | Maximum 30 characters1 |
ORACLE | Maximum 30 characters2 |
XDM/RD | Maximum 30 characters3 |
RDB1 E2 | Maximum 8 characters |
SQL/K | Maximum 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 connected | Characters permitted in password | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
Y: Permitted.
N: Not permitted.