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title: Passwords
description: DS servers simplify safe, centralized password management. Password policies govern passwords:
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revdate: 2025-10-22T14:42:39Z
keywords: ["Features", "LDAP", "Security"]
section_ids:
  test-password-policies: Test password policies
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# Passwords

DS servers simplify safe, centralized password management. Password policies govern passwords:

* [Which password policy applies](pwp-application.html)

* [Configure password policies](pwp-configure.html)

* [List subentry password policies](pwp-subentries.html)

* [Assign password policies](pwp-assign.html)

* [Strong and safe passwords](pwp-strong-safe.html)

* [Sample password policies](pwp-samples.html)

* [About password policies](pwp-about.html)

## Test password policies

Use the LDAP password quality advice control to test passwords, and to validate that a password policy produces the expected failures when a new password does not comply with its requirements.

The feature is available [over LDAP](../ldap-guide/passwords-and-accounts.html#password-quality-check), and also [over REST](../rest-guide/action-rest.html#rest-action-password-quality-check) for HTTP applications.