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Configure Policy Rules

The policy you just created does not 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, the policy settings are opened. You can open the settings for a policy at any time by clicking the policy name on the Configuration Console dashboard.

New policy open for settings

Requirement: Password must contain at least seven characters.

This condition is set 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.

Set the Length

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

This condition is set 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) for the next requirement while you are here.

Set upper and lower case requirements

Password must contain at least one uppercase character.

This condition is set 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.

set character granularity

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

This condition is set with the Similarity rule.

Step 1 – Select Similarity.

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

Step 3 – Select User logon name.

Set Similarity rule

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

This condition is set 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.

Enable the sample dictionary

When you have added all the rules, click Save to save your new policy.