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Hi,
I have a requirement from audit to enable all the 4 categories of the password complexity of the Password Policy. We already have complexity enabled so the criteria of the password complexity states that you need to meet any of the 3 of the 4 categories, i.e Uppercase, lowercase (6 chars min), digits[0-9], special characters. Is there a way that all the 4 categories can be enabled so you can force the user to have all 4 character types in their passwords.
Thanks.
Regards,
Ochen
Hi @Ochen Ao
AD only requires three of the complexity requirements to be meet when setting a password. You will need to purchase a third party password filter\control solution if you want more control over what password can set. Search for "windows ad password filter" for more options
Gary.
Hello @Ochen Ao
In fact the ones you mention are the 4 complexity rules:
1-Uppercase
2-Lowercase
3-Digit
4-Special character
Regarding the topic there is a very well explained discussion from different angles about setting and customizing additional complexities here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/118459/custom-change-in-39password-must-meet-complexity-r.html
Hope this helps with your query,
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