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Configure Password Composition

You can specify rules that determine the character composition of newly created passwords. You use the Composition tab of the Password Policy Properties dialog in the Policy Server User Interface to configure password composition settings.

Note: Password composition rules are optional. Enter a value for the rules you want to enable. If you do not want to enable a rule, leave the field blank.

Note: When you create or modify a Policy Server object in the Policy Server User Interface, use ASCII characters. Object creation or modification with non-ASCII characters is not supported.

To configure password composition restrictions

1. In the Password Policy Properties dialog, select the Composition tab.
2. In the Password Length group box, specify the minimum and maximum password lengths in the Minimum Length and Maximum Length fields.
3. In the Maximum field in the Repeating Characters group box, enter the maximum number of characters that can appear consecutively in a password.
4. Specify whether to allow different character types and if so, the minimum requirements for passwords in the Content Minimums group box.
5. Click Apply to save the changes or click OK to save the changes and return to the Policy Server User Interface.

More information:

Password Policy Dialog—Composition Tab