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title: "Password policy"
slug: "password-policy"
updated: 2026-04-27T19:42:41Z
published: 2026-04-27T19:42:41Z
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Password policy

> *Access to this feature can change based on your Quickbase plan. Learn more about feature availability and plans in*[*Quickbase capabilities*](/v1/docs/quickbase-capabilities)*.*

As a [realm](/v1/docs/realm-overview) admin, you can set specific password policies across all your Quickbase accounts and applications.

> [!NOTE]
> Note: Your users can sign in to Quickbase using your organization's network login and password if you set up [SAML authentication](/v1/docs/saml-authentication-overview) for your realm.

To set your realm's password policy:

1. On the My Apps page, select **Manage *name_of_realm***, then select the **Policies** tab.
2. Set the following options in the **Password policies** section of the page:
  - **Set minimum length.** You can set a minimum length for passwords to require your users to create a longer and more secure password. The allowed range is 7-64 characters.
  - **Expire passwords.** Select the dropdown and select the time interval at which you'll require users to create a new password. Choose Never if you want to adopt a "no-expiration" password policy. You can also require a change every 60, 90, 120, 180, or 360 days.
  - **Set size of password store.** You can choose the number of original passwords users must create before repeating an old password and enter that number in the **Size of password store** field. You can enter a value between 1 and 24. (Note: If you've specified that passwords should never expire, you cannot set this value.)
  - **Require mixed case.** Quickbase passwords are case-sensitive. Passwords with mixed case are less predictable and therefore more secure. Check this box to force users to combine capitals with lowercase letters.
  - **Require special characters.** When a user creates or changes a password, the new password requires at least one standard special character. See the **List of special characters** section for a full list.
  - **Require security question for password reset.** Check this box to require users to answer a security question before resetting their password.

> [!NOTE]
> Note: Each user must change their password individually. If your password policy change requires a password change when passwords expire, Quickbase will require a password reset.
3. Select **Save**.

### List of special characters

The following special characters are supported when you enable the **Require special characters** option.

| Character | Description |
| --- | --- |
| space | A space is an acceptable special character |
| ! | Exclamation |
| " | Double quote |
| # | Number sign (hash) |
| $ | Dollar sign |
| % | Percent |
| & | Ampersand |
| ' | Single quote |
| ( | Left parenthesis |
| ) | Right parenthesis |
| * | Asterisk |
| + | Plus |
| , | Comma |
| - | Minus |
| . | Period |
| / | Slash |
| : | Colon |
| ; | Semicolon |
| < | Less than |
| = | Equal sign |
| > | Greater than |
| ? | Question mark |
| @ | At sign |
| [ | Left bracket |
| \ | Backslash |
| ] | Right bracket |
| ^ | Caret |
| _ | Underscore |
| ` | Grave accent (backtick) |
| { | Left brace |
| \| | Vertical bar (pipe) |
| } | Right brace |
| ~ | Tilde |