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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 can't accept long passwords.

Length rule

Select the Length checkbox 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 dropdown list.

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

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