login/min_password_diff SAP Parameter attribute - min. number of chars which differ between old and new password

login/min_password_diff is a SAP Parameter attribute which is used to control min. number of chars which differ between old and new password information. This is available within R/3 SAP systems depending on the version and release level.

Below is the standard documentation available and a few details of the attributes values .

login/min_password_diff profile paramerter attributes

Parameter Name: login/min_password_diff
Description: min. number of chars which differ between old and new password
Default Value: 1
Parameter Type ( See IF_PARAMETER_TYPES): Integer range(INT_RANGE)
Restriction Values: 1 40
Parameter Unit:
Parameter Group: Login
CSN Component: BC-SEC-LGN
System-Wide parameter: Yes
Dynamic Parameter: No
Vector Parameter: No
Has Sub-Parameters: No
Check Function Exists: No

Parameter documentation

The administrator can use this parameter to specify by how many characters a new password must differ from the old password when the user changes it. This parameter is ignored when new users are created or when passwordsd are reset to the initial password.

See SAP Parameter Documentation for full SAP documentation for this profile parameter.