Usage Note 44230: Passwords created with PROC PWENCODE for use with the BASE engine must comply with SAS data set rules
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The IN='password' option in the PWENCODE procedure specifies the password to encode. The password can contain up to a maximum of 512 characters, which includes alphanumeric characters, spaces, and special characters. This restriction applies to passwords that can be specified in the PWENCODE procedure. However, it does not apply to passwords that are used in a SAS data set, where the password must further adhere to SAS name rules (up to eight alphanumeric characters and underscores). PROC PWENCODE passwords were designed for servers and ACCESS engines, not for SAS data sets.
The following is stated in the "Concepts: PWENCODE Procedure," section of the procedure documentation:
There is an exception. As long as the password specified with the IN= option follows SAS name rules (up to eight alphanumeric characters and underscores), encoded passwords can be used for SAS data sets.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.21 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.21 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.21 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.21 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||||
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.21 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.21 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.21 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.21 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.21 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.21 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.21 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.21 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||||
| Windows Vista | 9.21 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.21 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.21 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.21 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.21 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.21 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||||
| Linux | 9.21 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||||
| Linux for x64 | 9.21 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||||
| OpenVMS on HP Integrity | 9.21 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.21 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||||
| Type: | Usage Note |
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| Date Modified: | 2011-10-11 15:20:41 |
| Date Created: | 2011-09-07 14:35:18 |