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title: pwdPolicySubentry
description: Pointer to the password policy subentry for the current entry.
component: pingds
version: 8.1
page_id: pingds:schemaref:at-pwdPolicySubentry
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/8.1/schemaref/at-pwdPolicySubentry.html
---

# pwdPolicySubentry

Pointer to the password policy subentry for the current entry.

|                             |                                                                                                              |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| *OID*                       | 1.3.6.1.4.1.42.2.27.8.1.23                                                                                   |
| *Names*                     | pwdPolicySubentry                                                                                            |
| *Description*               | The pwdPolicy subentry in effect for this object                                                             |
| *Syntax*                    | [DN](s-DN.html)                                                                                              |
| *Equality matching rule*    | [distinguishedNameMatch](mr-distinguishedNameMatch.html)                                                     |
| *Substring matching rule*   | [caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch](mr-caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch.html)                                               |
| *Single value*              | true                                                                                                         |
| *User modification allowed* | false                                                                                                        |
| *Usage*                     | directoryOperation                                                                                           |
| *Origin*                    | [draft-behera-ldap-password-policy](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-behera-ldap-password-policy) |
| *Schema file*               | 01-pwpolicy.ldif                                                                                             |