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Setting 
BlackBerry 10
 password requirements

On 
BlackBerry 10
 devices, the password rules affect the password for the work space. "
Work space only
" devices must have a password and you can set the requirements for the password.
You can choose whether "
Work and personal - Corporate
" and "
Work and personal - Regulated
" devices must have a work space password. If you require work space passwords, you can set the minimum requirements for the password, specify whether the device must also have a password, and specify whether the work space and device passwords can or must be the same.
Rule
Details
Password required for work space
Specify whether "
Work and personal - Corporate
" and "
Work and personal - Regulated
" devices require a password for the work space. "
Work space only
" devices must have a password.
Minimum password length
Specify the minimum length of the work space password. The password must be at least 4 characters.
Minimum password complexity
Specify the minimum complexity of the work space password. You can choose one of the following options:
  • No restriction
  • Minimum 1 letter and 1 number
  • Minimum 1 letter, 1 number, and 1 special character
  • Minimum 1 upper case, 1 lower case, 1 number, and 1 special character
  • Minimum 1 uppercase, 1 lowercase, and 1 number
Security timeout
Specify the period of user inactivity before the work space locks.
Maximum password attempts
Specify the number of times that a user can enter an incorrect password before the work space is wiped. On "
Work and personal - Corporate
" and "
Work and personal - Regulated
" devices, if the work space and device have the same password, the device is wiped.
Maximum password history
Specify the number of previous passwords that a device checks to prevent a user from reusing a recent work space password. If set to 0, the device does not check previous passwords.
Maximum password age
Specify the maximum number of days that the work space password can be used. If set to 0, the password does not expire.
Require full device password
Specify whether "
Work and personal - Corporate
" and "
Work and personal - Regulated
" devices require a password for the device as well as the work space.
Define work space and device password behavior
Specify whether the work space password and device password must be different, must be the same, or whether the user can choose if the passwords are the same.
For more information about the IT policy rules password rules, download the Policy Reference Spreadsheet.