Using special characters (Windows operating systems)

On Windows endpoint machines, you can use the following special characters within your password:

> < * ? ! [ ] ~ ` ' " ; ( ) & # \ $

If you use special characters within your password, you must include the ^ character before the special character when you type the password into the command line prompt. Otherwise, the operating system interprets the special character as a command and password does not work.

• Correct: MyP^>ssword1^&
  • Special characters are prefixed by a ^ character.
• Incorrect: MyP>assword1&
  • Special characters are not prefixed by a ^ character.

When you type the password into a field on a screen (like the package builder) or web page (like the Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway Portal), you should not include the ^ character before the special character.