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2. The password contains characters from three of the following categories: 2. The password contains characters from three of the following categories:
- Uppercase letters of European languages (A through Z, with diacritic marks, Greek and Cyrillic characters) - Uppercase letters of European languages (A through Z, with diacritic marks, Greek and Cyrillic characters).
- Lowercase letters of European languages (a through z, sharp-s, with diacritic marks, Greek and Cyrillic characters)
- Base 10 digits (0 through 9) - Lowercase letters of European languages (a through z, sharp-s, with diacritic marks, Greek and Cyrillic characters).
- Non-alphanumeric characters (special characters): ``(~!@#$%^&*_-+=`|\\(){}\[\]:;"'<>,.?/)``
- Base 10 digits (0 through 9).
- Non-alphanumeric characters (special characters):
```
'-!"#$%&()*,./:;?@[]^_`{|}~+<=>
```
Currency symbols such as the Euro or British Pound aren't counted as special characters for this policy setting. Currency symbols such as the Euro or British Pound aren't counted as special characters for this policy setting.
- Any Unicode character that's categorized as an alphabetic character but isn't uppercase or lowercase. This group includes Unicode characters from Asian languages. - Any Unicode character that's categorized as an alphabetic character but isn't uppercase or lowercase. This group includes Unicode characters from Asian languages.
Complexity requirements are enforced when passwords are changed or created. Complexity requirements are enforced when passwords are changed or created.
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## Related articles ## Related articles
- [Password Policy](/microsoft-365/admin/misc/password-policy-recommendations) - [Password Policy](/microsoft-365/admin/misc/password-policy-recommendations)