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Posted by Joe Richards [MVP] on July 21, 2006, 1:40 pm
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Microsoft only has one complexity filter. Either it is on or it is off.
You can write or buy third party complexity filters and install them if
you like. Writing them is non-trivial and needs to be done by an
experienced Windows Win32 c++ programmer because if they are done
incorrectly you could have possible security and stability issues.
The actual complexity requirements can be viewed here
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/topics/serversecurity/tcg/tcgch02n.mspx
joe
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JohnM wrote:
> In the Group Policy Management Console you can set up a gpo to make the user
> passwords complex. But it seems that the only option is not complex, 1
> character set required, or complex, 3 character sets required.
> How can I choose either 2 or 4 character sets required?
> Someone told me that Microsoft has a download for the GPMC that will allow
> this, but I cannot find it.
> Is that correct? If so, what is it called and where can I find it?
>
> Thanks,
> John
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