From 997e925d08545ef2b2857e92049593b1a06e83f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rick Munck <33725928+jmunck@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 13:43:19 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update minimum-password-length.md Updated password length to 14 to fall inline with Microsoft SCT guidance. --- .../security-policy-settings/minimum-password-length.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/security/threat-protection/security-policy-settings/minimum-password-length.md b/windows/security/threat-protection/security-policy-settings/minimum-password-length.md index 7921cdcc37..08143780d4 100644 --- a/windows/security/threat-protection/security-policy-settings/minimum-password-length.md +++ b/windows/security/threat-protection/security-policy-settings/minimum-password-length.md @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ The **Minimum password length** policy setting determines the least number of ch ### Best practices -Set Minimum password length to at least a value of 8. If the number of characters is set to 0, no password is required. In most environments, an eight-character password is recommended because it's long enough to provide adequate security and still short enough for users to easily remember. A minimum password length greater than 14 isn't supported at this time. This value will help provide adequate defense against a brute force attack. Adding complexity requirements will help reduce the possibility of a dictionary attack. For more info, see [Password must meet complexity requirements](password-must-meet-complexity-requirements.md). +Set Minimum password length to at least a value of 14. If the number of characters is set to 0, no password is required. In most environments, an eight-character password is recommended because it's long enough to provide adequate security and still short enough for users to easily remember. A minimum password length greater than 14 isn't supported at this time. This value will help provide adequate defense against a brute force attack. Adding complexity requirements will help reduce the possibility of a dictionary attack. For more info, see [Password must meet complexity requirements](password-must-meet-complexity-requirements.md). Permitting short passwords reduces security because short passwords can be easily broken with tools that do dictionary or brute force attacks against the passwords. Requiring very long passwords can result in mistyped passwords that might cause account lockouts and might increase the volume of Help Desk calls. From 45a6e38ceb8d7b700a13b5316f6dfb98226c09bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Denise Vangel-MSFT Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:00:23 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update minimum-password-length.md --- .../security-policy-settings/minimum-password-length.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/security/threat-protection/security-policy-settings/minimum-password-length.md b/windows/security/threat-protection/security-policy-settings/minimum-password-length.md index 08143780d4..d116884fca 100644 --- a/windows/security/threat-protection/security-policy-settings/minimum-password-length.md +++ b/windows/security/threat-protection/security-policy-settings/minimum-password-length.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ manager: dansimp audience: ITPro ms.collection: M365-security-compliance ms.topic: conceptual -ms.date: 04/19/2017 +ms.date: 03/30/2022 ms.technology: windows-sec ---