!!! Overview [{$pagename}] is a "Phrase" used in [Microsoft Active Directory] to indicate the [Password Quality] or [Password ] !! Passwords Must Meet Complexity Requirements The default password filter [Passfilt.dll] included with Windows Server 2003 requires that a password: * Is not based on the user’s account name. * Contains at least six characters. [Password Minimum Length] * Contains characters from three of the following four categories: ** Uppercase alphabet characters (A–Z) ** Lowercase alphabet characters (a–z) ** Arabic numerals (0–9) ** Nonalphanumeric characters (for example, !$#,%) As stated above, this policy is __NOT__ enabled by default. This policy is enabled by activating the "Passwords Must Meet Complexity Requirements" in the GPO for the domain and can be determined from LDAP by Evaluating values of the [pwdProperties] Attribute. !! More Information There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }]