Example Password Policies

This section describes different scenarios for Active Directory and Directory Server password policy examples using the following specifications:

For Active Directory:

• Enforce Password History: 20 days

• Max Password Age: 30 days

• Min Password Age: 0 days

• Min Password Length: 7 characters

• Passwords must meet complexity requirements: Enabled

For Directory Server:

• User must change password after reset

• User May Change Password

• Keep 20 passwords in history

• Password expires in 30 days

• Send warning 5 days before password expires

• Check password syntax: Password min length is 7 characters