---
title: Managing password policy state
description: Because PingDirectory server offers a wide range of password policy functionality, it also has the ability to maintain a wide range of state information that corresponds to those features. It provides several ways to access and manipulate this state.
component: pingdirectory
version: 11.0
page_id: pingdirectory:pingdirectory_security_guide:pd_sec_managing_pw_policy_state
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/11.0/pingdirectory_security_guide/pd_sec_managing_pw_policy_state.html
revdate: September 13, 2023
---

# Managing password policy state

Because PingDirectory server offers a wide range of password policy functionality, it also has the ability to maintain a wide range of state information that corresponds to those features. It provides several ways to access and manipulate this state.