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Length Rule

The Length rule rejects passwords that contain too few or too many characters. Longer passwords are generally stronger, so only specify a maximum password length if password compatibility must be maintained with a system that cannot accept long passwords.

Length rule

Select the Length check box to enable the Length rule.

Select one of the options:

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

No more than specifies the maximum number of characters that passwords can contain. Choose the maximum number of characters from the drop-down list.

Between specifies the minimum and maximum number of characters that passwords can contain. Choose the minimum number of characters from the first drop-down list, and the maximum from the second drop- down list.