What is the maximum number of characters allowed and special characters allowed in Oracle password

Products

• CA Workload Automation AE - Scheduler (AutoSys)

Issue/Introduction

Need to know the maximum number of characters allowed in an Oracle password

Need to know what special characters are allowed in an Oracle password

 

Environment

Release : 11.3.6.x

Component : CA Workload Automation AE (AutoSys)

Resolution

The maximum number of characters allowed in an Oracle password is 30.

Guidelines for an acceptable Oracle user account password:
 

• Passwords can not contain quotation marks.
• Passwords are case sensitive.
• A password must begin with an alphabetic character.
• Passwords can contain only alphanumeric characters and the underscore (_), dollar sign ($), and pound sign (#).
• Password may NOT contain the "@" character.
• However, Oracle strongly discourages you from using $ and #.