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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).

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  • 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.