Password Requirements for Active Directory Department Accounts

Password Requirements for Active Directory Department Accounts

The following password requirements are in effect for all Department User Accounts that are created and managed in the Department User Tools.

Departments can request further requirements (longer passwords, password history, password expiration) to be applied to their Department's Users.

 

User Accounts

Service Accounts

User Accounts

Service Accounts

Must be at least 15 characters long

Must be at least 25 characters long

Must contain 1 character from 3 of these character groups:

  •  

    • uppercase letter

    • lowercase letter

    • number

    • special character from the following:
      ~!@#$%^&*_-+=`|(){}[]:;"'<>,.?/

Can not contain the account name or a delimited portion of the account name
Ex: For the account its-svc-database
the password cannot contain any of the following strings: its, svc, or database