---
title: supportedAuthPasswordSchemes
description: Password storage schemes that can be used for authPassword values. This attribute is intended only for use on the root DSE.
component: pingds
version: 8.1
page_id: pingds:schemaref:at-supportedAuthPasswordSchemes
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/8.1/schemaref/at-supportedAuthPasswordSchemes.html
---

# supportedAuthPasswordSchemes

Password storage schemes that can be used for `authPassword` values. This attribute is intended only for use on the root DSE.

|                             |                                                                |
| --------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *OID*                       | 1.3.6.1.4.1.4203.1.3.3                                         |
| *Names*                     | supportedAuthPasswordSchemes                                   |
| *Description*               | supported password storage schemes                             |
| *Syntax*                    | [IA5String](s-IA5String.html)                                  |
| *Equality matching rule*    | [caseExactIA5Match](mr-caseExactIA5Match.html)                 |
| *Ordering matching rule*    | [caseIgnoreOrderingMatch](mr-caseIgnoreOrderingMatch.html)     |
| *Substring matching rule*   | [caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch](mr-caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch.html) |
| *Single value*              | false: multiple values allowed                                 |
| *User modification allowed* | true                                                           |
| *Usage*                     | dSAOperation                                                   |
| *Origin*                    | [RFC 3112](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3112)      |
| *Schema file*               | 03-rfc3112.ldif                                                |