Password policy
A password policy defines how “strong” your users’ passwords are required to be. (A strong password is a secure password.) The password policy in the cloud portal sets the minimum length, maximum length, password history, sequence rules, and unique character rules of a user’s password.
Following are the minimum requirements:
| Parameter | Default policy value |
|---|---|
| Minimum length | 8 |
| Maximum length | 30 |
| Password history size (number of former passwords to check) | 3 |
| Maximum number of characters in sequence | 4 |
| Minimum number of unique characters | 5 |
In addition, passwords:
- Cannot contain the user’s logon ID
- Cannot contain common words or keyboard sequences
- Must include uppercase letters
- Must include lowercase letters
- Must include numbers