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title: authPassword
description: Encoded or hashed passwords, prefixed with a scheme and authentication info.
component: pingds
version: 8.1
page_id: pingds:schemaref:at-authPassword
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/8.1/schemaref/at-authPassword.html
---

# authPassword

Encoded or hashed passwords, prefixed with a scheme and authentication info.

|                             |                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| *OID*                       | 1.3.6.1.4.1.4203.1.3.4                                                                                                                                                                     |
| *Names*                     | authPassword                                                                                                                                                                               |
| *Description*               | password authentication information                                                                                                                                                        |
| *Syntax*                    | [AuthenticationPasswordSyntax](s-AuthenticationPasswordSyntax.html)                                                                                                                        |
| *Equality matching rule*    | [authPasswordExactMatch](mr-authPasswordExactMatch.html)                                                                                                                                   |
| *Single value*              | false: multiple values allowed                                                                                                                                                             |
| *User modification allowed* | true                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| *Usage*                     | userApplications                                                                                                                                                                           |
| *Origin*                    | [RFC 3112](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3112)                                                                                                                                  |
| *Schema file*               | 03-rfc3112.ldif                                                                                                                                                                            |
| *Used by*                   | [authPasswordObject](oc-authPasswordObject.html), [ipHost](oc-ipHost.html), [posixAccount](oc-posixAccount.html), [posixGroup](oc-posixGroup.html), [shadowAccount](oc-shadowAccount.html) |