Minimum Password LengthID: oval:gov.nist.usgcb.windowsseven:def:7 | Date: (C)2012-04-13 (M)2023-07-14 |
Class: COMPLIANCE | Family: windows |
This security setting determines the least number of characters that a password for a user account may contain. You can set a value of between 1 and 14 characters, or you can establish that no password is required by setting the number of characters to 0.
Default:
7 on domain controllers.
0 on stand-alone servers.
Note: By default, member computers follow the configuration of their domain controllers.
Fix:
(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Account Policies\Password Policy\Minimum password length
(2) REG: INFO NOT AVAILABLE
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows 7 |