Minimum password lengthID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:22612 | Date: (C)2015-01-07 (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) WMI: root\rsop\computer#RSOP_SecuritySettingNumeric#Setting#KeyName = 'MinimumPasswordLength' And precedence=1
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 |