Database.com Metadata API Developer's Guide - Salesforce.com

Metadata TypesSecuritySettingsFieldpasswordAssistanceURLpasswordAssistanceMessagehistoryRestrictionlockoutIntervalField TypestringstringstringLockoutInterval (enumerationof type string)DescriptionThe URL that users can click to retrieve forgottenpasswords.The text that appears in the Account Lockout email and atthe bottom of the Confirm Identity screen for users resettingtheir passwords.Required. The number of previous passwords saved for usersso that they must always reset a new, unique password. Validvalues are 0 through 15 passwords remembered. The defaultvalue is 3.Required. The duration of the login lockout. Valid valuesare:• FifteenMinutes. This is the default value.• ThirtyMinutes• SixtyMinutes• Forever (must be reset by admin)maxLoginAttemptsminPasswordLengthobscureSecretAnswerMaxLoginAttempts(enumeration of type string)MinPasswordLength(enumeration of type string)booleanRequired. The number of login failures allowed for a userbefore they become locked out. Valid values are:• NoLimit• ThreeAttempts• FiveAttempts• TenAttempts. This is the default value.Required. The minimum number of characters required fora password. Valid values are:• FiveCharacters• EightCharacters. This is the default value.• TenCharactersHides the secret answer associated with a password (true)or not (false).Note: If your organization uses the MicrosoftInput Method Editor (IME) with the input modeset to Hiragana, when you type ASCII charactersthey’re converted into Japanese characters innormal text fields. However, the IME does notwork properly in fields with obscured text. If yourorganization’s users cannot properly enter theirpasswords or other values after enabling thisfeature, disable the feature.160