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title: Managing password policies
description: The PingDirectory server provides a flexible password policy system to assign, manage, or remove password policies for root and non-root users.
component: pingdirectory
version: 11.0
page_id: pingdirectory:pingdirectory_server_administration_guide:pd_ds_manage_password_policies
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/11.0/pingdirectory_server_administration_guide/pd_ds_manage_password_policies.html
revdate: September 13, 2023
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# Managing password policies

The PingDirectory server provides a flexible password policy system to assign, manage, or remove password policies for root and non-root users.

The password policy contains configurable properties for password expiration, failed sign-on attempts, account lockout, and other aspects of password and account maintenance on the PingDirectory server. The server also provides a global configuration option and a per-user privilege feature that disables parts of the password policy evaluation for production environments that don't require a password policy.