Modifying the Password Policy¶

Function¶

This API is provided for the administrator to modify the password policy.

URI¶

PUT /v3.0/OS-SECURITYPOLICY/domains/{domain_id}/password-policy

**Table 1** URI parameters¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
domain_id	Yes	String	Domain ID.

Request Parameters¶

**Table 2** Parameters in the request header¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
X-Auth-Token	Yes	String	Token with Security Administrator permissions.

**Table 3** Parameters in the request body¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
password_policy	Yes	object	Password policy.

**Table 4** password_policy¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
maximum_consecutive_identical_chars	No	Integer	Maximum number of times that a character is allowed to consecutively present in a password. Value range: 0-32.
minimum_password_age	No	Integer	Minimum period (minutes) after which users are allowed to make a password change. Value range: 0-1440.
minimum_password_length	No	Integer	Minimum number of characters that a password must contain. Value range: 6-32.
number_of_recent_passwords_disallowed	No	Integer	Number of previously used passwords that are not allowed. Value range: 0-10.
password_not_username_or_invert	No	Boolean	Whether the password can be the username or the username spelled backwards.
password_validity_period	No	Integer	Password validity period (days). Value range: 0-180. Value 0 indicates that this requirement does not apply.
password_char_combination	No	Integer	Minimum number of character types that a password must contain. Value range: 2-4.

Response Parameters¶

**Table 5** Parameters in the response body¶
Parameter	Type	Description
password_policy	object	Password policy.

**Table 6** password_policy¶
Parameter	Type	Description
maximum_consecutive_identical_chars	Integer	Maximum number of times that a character is allowed to consecutively present in a password.
maximum_password_length	Integer	Maximum number of characters that a password can contain.
minimum_password_age	Integer	Minimum period (minutes) after which users are allowed to make a password change.
minimum_password_length	Integer	Minimum number of characters that a password must contain.
number_of_recent_passwords_disallowed	Integer	Number of previously used passwords that are not allowed.
password_not_username_or_invert	Boolean	Indicates whether the password can be the username or the username spelled backwards.
password_requirements	String	Characters that a password must contain.
password_validity_period	Integer	Password validity period (days).

Example Request¶

PUT https://sample.domain.com/v3.0/OS-SECURITYPOLICY/domains/{domain_id}/password_policy

{
  "password_policy" : {
    "minimum_password_length" : 6,
    "number_of_recent_passwords_disallowed" : 2,
    "minimum_password_age" : 20,
    "password_validity_period" : 60,
    "maximum_consecutive_identical_chars" : 3,
    "password_not_username_or_invert" : false ,
    "password_char_combination" : 3
  }
}

Example Response¶

Status code: 200

The request is successful.

{
  "password_policy" : {
    "password_requirements" : "A password must contain at least two of the following: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters.",
    "minimum_password_age" : 20,
    "minimum_password_length" : 8,
    "maximum_password_length" : 32,
    "number_of_recent_passwords_disallowed" : 2,
    "password_validity_period" : 60,
    "maximum_consecutive_identical_chars" : 3,
    "password_not_username_or_invert" : true,
    "password_char_combination" : 3
  }
}

Status code: 400

The request body is abnormal.

Example 1

{
   "error_msg" : "'%(key)s' is a required property.",
   "error_code" : "IAM.0072"
 }

Example 2

{
   "error_msg" : "Invalid input for field '%(key)s'. The value is '%(value)s'.",
   "error_code" : "IAM.0073"
 }

Status code: 403

Access denied.

Example 1

{
   "error_msg" : "You are not authorized to perform the requested action.",
   "error_code" : "IAM.0002"
 }

Example 2

{
   "error_msg" : "Policy doesn't allow %(actions)s to be performed.",
   "error_code" : "IAM.0003"
 }

Status code: 500

The system is abnormal.

{
  "error_msg" : "An unexpected error prevented the server from fulfilling your request.",
  "error_code" : "IAM.0006"
}

Status Codes¶

Status Code	Description
200	The request is successful.
400	The request body is abnormal.
401	Authentication failed.
403	Access denied.
500	The system is abnormal.

last updated: 2024-12-11 10:19 UTC - commit: 17e6de338416141fc627110c300a7e9122960eba