How? 26*26*10*(however many special characters you want to allow) > 26*26*10
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers Sent: Wed 8/15/2007 2:39 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Subject: Re: Password complexity - improvement On 2007-08-15 dubaisans dubai wrote: > Is there a way to improve the password complexity requirements in > Windows 2000/2003 servers > > The default will enforce 3 of the following 4 properties - Uppercase, > smallercase, numbers, special-characters. > > Is there a way to enforce all 4 properties. Enforcing passwords that MUST consist of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers AND special characters reduces the total number of possible passwords, which in consequence has a negative impact on your security. Regards Ansgar Wiechers -- "All vulnerabilities deserve a public fear period prior to patches becoming available." --Jason Coombs on Bugtraq
