Relax minimum password length limitsID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:95638 | Date: (C)2023-12-08 (M)2023-12-08 |
Class: COMPLIANCE | Family: windows |
This policy setting determines whether the minimum password length setting can be increased beyond the legacy limit of 14 characters.
The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled .
Note: This setting only affects local accounts on the computer. Domain accounts are only affected by settings on the Domain Controllers, because that is where domain accounts are stored.
Fix:
(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Policies\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Account Policies\Password Policy\Relax minimum password length limits
(2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SAM!RelaxMinimumPasswordLengthLimits
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows 10 |