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Configure Policy Rules

The policy you created doesn't enforce any password requirements yet. You can now configure the policy to enforce these rules:

  • Password must contain at least seven characters.
  • Password must contain at least one lowercase alpha character.
  • Password must contain at least one uppercase character.
  • Password must not be similar to the user's logon name.
  • Password must not exist in a dictionary of common passwords.

When you create a policy, Password Policy Enforcer opens the policy settings. You can open the settings for a policy at any time by clicking the policy name on the Configuration Console dashboard.

Requirement: Password must contain at least seven characters.

You set this condition with the Length rule.

Step 1 – Select Length.

Step 2 – Click the Length checkbox to enable the rule.

Step 3 – Select 7 for the At least... value. Depending on the template, this might be the default.

Requirement: Password must contain at least one lowercase alpha character.

You set this condition with the Characters (Complexity) rule.

Step 1 – Select Characters (Complexity).

Step 2 – Click the Characters (Complexity) checkbox to enable the rule.

Step 3 – Select 1 as the Must contain at least... value.

Step 4 – Select Lower Alpha (a-z).

Step 5 – Select Upper Alpha (A-Z) now for the next requirement.

Password must contain at least one uppercase character.

You set this condition with the Characters (Granular) rule.

Step 1 – Select Characters (Granular).

Step 2 – Click the Characters (Granular) checkbox to enable the rule.

Step 3 – Select 1 as the Must contain at least... value.

Step 4 – Select Upper Alpha (A-Z) Contain 1 or more characters.

Step 5 – Select Lower Alpha (a-z) Contain 1 or more characters.

Requirement: Password must not be similar to the user's logon name.

You set this condition with the Similarity rule.

Step 1 – Select Similarity.

Step 2 – Click the Similarity checkbox to enable the rule.

Step 3 – Select User logon name.

Requirement: Password must not exist in a dictionary of common passwords.

You set this condition with the Dictionary rule.

Step 1 – Select Dictionary.

Step 2 – Click the Dictionary checkbox to enable the rule.

Step 3 – Click Browse.

Step 4 – Navigate to \Program Files\Password Policy Enforcer folder and selectDict.txt.

After you add all the rules, click Save.