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  4. Set ‘Password must meet complexity requirements’ to ‘Enabled’

Set ‘Password must meet complexity requirements’ to ‘Enabled’

Details

This policy setting checks all new passwords to ensure that they meet basic requirements for strong passwords.

Solution

Make sure ‘Password must meet complexity requirements’ is set to a minimum of 24 passwords.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Identification and Authentication.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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