Password field length limits
- Article Type: Q&A
- Product: Aleph
- Product Version: 20, 21, 22, 23
Question
Is there a password field length in Aleph?
Answer
Yes.
The patron password is limited to 40 characters (Z308-VERIFICATION).
The staff user password is limited to 10 characters (Z66-USER-PASSWORD)
Additional Information
This applies to Aleph 20, 21, 22, and 23. The length has not been extended.
Note, that the limit of 40 characters for Z308-VERIFICATION is for encrypted passwords; the base password length is a maximum of 20 characters.
01 z308 \
02 z308_rec_key \
03 key_type ...............00
03 key_data ...............4711
03 user_library ...........
02 z308_verification ........12345678901234567890
004711 b99b3024b9bf3048b9d93062b9fd3086b91130a0
Note: See the article p_file_20 (for LDAP): Z308-VERIFICATION can not be empty when TAB-BOR-ID-VER ... for how LDAP is handled in this regard.
- Article last edited: 3/5/2015