How To Fix 00281 - The password must contain at least & letters (A-Z, a-z)

00281 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 00 -

• Message number: 281

• Message text: The password must contain at least & letters (A-Z, a-z)

What causes this issue?

The password you entered contains fewer than &V1& letters.
This number of letters is specified by the administrator.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Enter a password with at least &V1& letters.
The letters A-Z and a-z are valid letters.

Procedure for System Administrators

The administrator can specify this value using the profile parameter
<ZH>login/min_password_letters</>.
For further documentation, refer to <ZK>Maintain Profile Parameters</>
(transaction <DS:TRAN.RZ11>RZ11</>)

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00281 - Details

• The SAP error message 00281 indicates that the password you are trying to set does not meet the required complexity criteria, specifically that it must contain a minimum number of letters (both uppercase and lowercase). This is part of SAP's security measures to ensure that user passwords are strong and difficult to guess.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  The password you are attempting to set does not contain the required number of alphabetic characters (A-Z, a-z).
  The password policy configured in the SAP system mandates a specific number of letters, and your chosen password does not comply with this requirement.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you should:
  
  Choose a New Password: Create a new password that contains at least the minimum number of letters specified in the error message. Ensure that it includes a mix of uppercase and lowercase letters.
  Check Password Policy: If you are unsure about the password requirements, you can check the password policy settings