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CloudSSO:GetPasswordPolicy

Last Updated:Aug 27, 2026

Queries the password policy of CloudSSO users.

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RAM authorization

The table below describes the authorization required to call this API. You can define it in a Resource Access Management (RAM) policy. The table's columns are detailed below:

  • Action: The actions can be used in the Action element of RAM permission policy statements to grant permissions to perform the operation.

  • API: The API that you can call to perform the action.

  • Access level: The predefined level of access granted for each API. Valid values: create, list, get, update, and delete.

  • Resource type: The type of the resource that supports authorization to perform the action. It indicates if the action supports resource-level permission. The specified resource must be compatible with the action. Otherwise, the policy will be ineffective.

    • For APIs with resource-level permissions, required resource types are marked with an asterisk (*). Specify the corresponding Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) in the Resource element of the policy.

    • For APIs without resource-level permissions, it is shown as All Resources. Use an asterisk (*) in the Resource element of the policy.

  • Condition key: The condition keys defined by the service. The key allows for granular control, applying to either actions alone or actions associated with specific resources. In addition to service-specific condition keys, Alibaba Cloud provides a set of common condition keys applicable across all RAM-supported services.

  • Dependent action: The dependent actions required to run the action. To complete the action, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform all dependent actions.

Action

Access level

Resource type

Condition key

Dependent action

cloudsso:GetPasswordPolicy

get

*Directory

acs:cloudsso:{#regionId}:{#accountId}:directory/{#DirectoryId}

None None

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

DirectoryId

string

Yes

The ID of the CloudSSO directory.

d-00fc2p61****

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

The response object.

RequestId

string

The request ID.

B7C6E839-FB65-59BE-B753-003AA8AF7DF7

PasswordPolicy

object

The password policy.

MinPasswordLength

integer

The minimum password length.

Valid values: 8 to 32 characters.

8

MinPasswordDifferentChars

integer

The minimum number of different characters in a password.

A value of 0 indicates no restriction. The maximum value equals the value of the MinPasswordLength parameter.

8

PasswordNotContainUsername

boolean

Indicates whether to exclude the username from the password. Valid values:

  • true: A password cannot contain the username.

  • false: A password can contain the username.

true

MaxPasswordAge

integer

The validity period of a password.

Valid values: 1 to 120. Unit: days.

90

PasswordReusePrevention

integer

The policy for password history check.

The previous N passwords cannot be reused. Valid values of N: 0 to 24. The value 0 indicates that all historical passwords can be reused.

Note

Passwords that are generated before January 5, 2024 are not counted as historical passwords.

1

MaxLoginAttempts

integer

The maximum number of consecutive failed login attempts.

If an incorrect password is entered for the specified number of consecutive times, the account is locked for 1 hour.

Valid values: 0 to 32. The value 0 indicates that the number of password retries is not limited.

5

RequireNumbers

boolean

Indicates whether digits are required in a password. Valid values:

  • true: Digits are required in a password.

  • false: Digits are not required in a password.

true

RequireLowerCaseChars

boolean

Indicates whether lowercase letters are required in a password. Valid values:

  • true: Lowercase letters are required in a password.

  • false: Lowercase letters are not required in a password.

true

MaxPasswordLength

integer

The maximum password length.

32

RequireUpperCaseChars

boolean

Indicates whether uppercase letters are required in a password. Valid values:

  • true: Uppercase letters are required in a password.

  • false: Uppercase letters are not required in a password.

true

RequireSymbols

boolean

Indicates whether special characters are required in a password. Valid values:

  • true: Special characters are required in a password.

  • false: Special characters are not required in a password.

true

HardExpire

boolean

Indicates whether to disable logon after a password expires. Valid values:

  • true: disables logon after a password expires.

  • false: does not disable logon after a password expires.

true

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "B7C6E839-FB65-59BE-B753-003AA8AF7DF7",
  "PasswordPolicy": {
    "MinPasswordLength": 8,
    "MinPasswordDifferentChars": 8,
    "PasswordNotContainUsername": true,
    "MaxPasswordAge": 90,
    "PasswordReusePrevention": 1,
    "MaxLoginAttempts": 5,
    "RequireNumbers": true,
    "RequireLowerCaseChars": true,
    "MaxPasswordLength": 32,
    "RequireUpperCaseChars": true,
    "RequireSymbols": true,
    "HardExpire": true
  }
}

Error codes

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.