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<p class='summary'>*cupsJobPassword: "format"</p>
-<p>This keyword defines the format of the job-password IPP attribute, if supported by the printer. Currently the only supported format is "1111" indicating a 4-digit PIN code.</p>
+<p>This keyword defines the format of the "job-password" IPP attribute, if supported by the printer. The following format characters are supported:</p>
+
+<ul>
+ <li><code>1</code>: US ASCII digits.</li>
+ <li><code>A</code>: US ASCII letters.</li>
+ <li><code>C</code>: US ASCII letters, numbers, and punctuation.</li>
+ <li><code>.</code>: Any US ASCII printable character (0x20 to 0x7e).</li>
+ <li><code>N</code>: Any Unicode digit character.</li>
+ <li><code>U</code>: Any Unicode letter character.</li>
+ <li><code>*</code>: Any Unicode (utf-8) character.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>The format characters are repeated to indicate the length of the
+password string. For example, "1111" indicated a 4-digit US ASCII PIN code.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
@@ -1581,7 +1594,7 @@ PPD file extensions was used. Currently it must be the string
<h2 class='title'><a name='MACOSX'>macOS Attributes</a></h2>
-<h3><span class='info'>macOS 10.3</span><a name='APDialogExtension'>APDialogExtension</a></h3>
+<h3><span class='info'>Deprecated</span><a name='APDialogExtension'>APDialogExtension</a></h3>
<p class='summary'>*APDialogExtension: "/Library/Printers/vendor/filename.plugin"</p>
@@ -1593,9 +1606,13 @@ plug-ins.</p>
<blockquote><b>Note:</b>
-<p>Starting with macOS 10.5, each plug-in must be compiled "4-way fat"
-(32-bit and 64-bit for both PowerPC and Intel) with garbage collection enabled
-in order to be usable with all applications.</p>
+<p>Since 2010, AirPrint has enabled the printing of full quality photos and
+documents from the Mac without requiring driver software. Starting with macOS
+10.12, system level security features prevent print dialog plug-ins from being
+loaded into applications that have enabled the library validation security
+feature. As of macOS 10.14 the <code>APDialogExtension</code> attribute used to
+create macOS print drivers is deprecated. All new printer models should support
+AirPrint moving forward.</p>
</blockquote>