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title: Retire password request control
description: The proprietary retire password request control may be included in a modify or password modify request to indicate that the server should convert the user's former password to a retired password so that it may continue to be used for a limited period of time. The control has an OID of 1.3.6.1.4.1.30221.2.5.31, and it does not take a value.
component: pingdirectory
page_id: pingdirectory:directory:controls/retire-password-request-control
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# Retire password request control

The proprietary retire password request control may be included in a modify or password modify request to indicate that the server should convert the user's former password to a retired password so that it may continue to be used for a limited period of time. The control has an OID of 1.3.6.1.4.1.30221.2.5.31, and it does not take a value.

The following sample shows the JSON encoding for the control:

```json
{
    "oid": "1.3.6.1.4.1.30221.2.5.31",
    "control-name": "Retire Password Request Control",
    "criticality": false
}
```