Re: how to modify complexity password policy

From: terry (terry_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/14/04 

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 03:27:05 -0700

Thanks Steven !
I may need to define my question again.

I do not want user use a complexity password. e.g. Abc;!123
But I also don't want user to use simple password. e.g. 123
my password requests at least 8 characters including numbers and char is
enough , e.g. 1234abcd not need 12Ab.,!@ --> (this one is too complexity)

Some users can not understand the complexity password mean and they are hard
to change their password to complexity password. In addition, the complexity
password is hard to remember.

My server is windows server 2000.

thanks for your help again and could you please get me other suggestion ?

"Steven L Umbach" wrote:

> You would have to write and implement your own custom passfilt.dll which would need
> to involve a programmer. The link below has some details on that.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;zh-tw;151082
>
> However I think you are overstating the problem. The special character can be any
> punctuation character or character on the keyboard above the 1-0 such as ! or $ and
> it will help strengthen your passwords quite a bit. Try to communicate to your users
> what the special characters are and give them some examples of passwords that use
> them. --- Steve
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=821425 -- password complexity requirements.
>
> "terry" <terry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4897F0B0-07C6-419B-B42B-6F64224F9B6A@microsoft.com...
> > Dear Sir,
> > please help to tell me to modify complexity password in a domain.
> > e.g.
> > we only can set disable or enable the complexity policy,
> > but i think i may too complexity.
> > how can i set them separably ?
> > e.g only char or number, but not sepecial char.
> >
> > thank you very much
> >
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