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Configuring Policy Rules

You will now configure the Users policy to enforce the following rules:

Password must contain at least seven characters.
Password must contain at least one lowercase alpha character.
Password must contain at least one uppercase alpha character.
Password must not be similar to the user's logon name.
Password must not exist in a dictionary of common passwords.

 

Click the Users policy in the left pane of the management console to display the policy's rules. Rules are displayed in the right pane.



Double-click the Length icon.
Select the Enabled check box, and then click OK.

Double-click the Characters (Alpha Lower) icon.
Select the Enabled check box, and then click OK.

Double-click the Characters (Alpha Upper) icon.
Select the Enabled check box, and then click OK.

Double-click the User Logon Name icon.
Select the Enabled check box, and then click OK.

Double-click the Dictionary icon.
Select the Enabled check box.
Click Browse, select Dict.txt from the \Program Files\Password Policy Enforcer\ folder (\Program Files (x86)\Password Policy Enforcer\ on Windows x64), and then click Open.
Click OK.