From 80e789641ad9cfc2106c59ad30387e7e134094bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Salman Hossain Saif Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2022 11:20:10 +0600 Subject: [PATCH] Update minimum-password-length.md Changed capitalization and minimum password length. --- .../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 79aad414c3..7913729df3 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 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). +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). 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 long passwords can result in mistyped passwords that might cause account lockouts and might increase the volume of Help Desk calls.