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Unique Characters Rule

The Unique Characters rule rejects passwords that do not contain a minimum number of unique characters. For example, the password "aaaaaaaa" only contains one unique character (a), whereas "mypassword" contains nine unique characters (mypasword). Increasing the number of unique characters in a password can increase password strength by avoiding repetitive sequences that are easily guessed. The Unique Characters rule is case sensitive, so "LoOpHole" contains seven unique characters (LoOpHle).

Select the Enabled check box to enable the Unique Characters rule.

Choose the minimum number of unique characters that passwords must contain from the unique characters drop-down list.

Click the Messages tab to customize the Password Policy Client rule inserts for this rule.