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title: pwdAttribute
description: Name of the attribute to which the password policy applies.
component: pingds
version: 8.1
page_id: pingds:schemaref:at-pwdAttribute
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/8.1/schemaref/at-pwdAttribute.html
---

# pwdAttribute

Name of the attribute to which the password policy applies.

|                             |                                                                                                              |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| *OID*                       | 1.3.6.1.4.1.42.2.27.8.1.1                                                                                    |
| *Names*                     | pwdAttribute                                                                                                 |
| *Syntax*                    | [OID](s-OID.html)                                                                                            |
| *Equality matching rule*    | [objectIdentifierMatch](mr-objectIdentifierMatch.html)                                                       |
| *Substring matching rule*   | [caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch](mr-caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch.html)                                               |
| *Single value*              | false: multiple values allowed                                                                               |
| *User modification allowed* | true                                                                                                         |
| *Usage*                     | userApplications                                                                                             |
| *Origin*                    | [draft-behera-ldap-password-policy](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-behera-ldap-password-policy) |
| *Schema file*               | 01-pwpolicy.ldif                                                                                             |
| *Used by*                   | [pwdPolicy](oc-pwdPolicy.html)                                                                               |