Not sure if you have found your solution yet, be sure that under the Account Policies --> Passworld Policy that the option "Passwords must meet complexity requirements" is set to "Disabled" to avoid conflicts between the microsoft and NSA file. Also refer to Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows 2000 Group Policy: Security Configuration Tool Set, pg 25 for you specific issue and the entire guide for helping to secure your system available from the following
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Originally Posted by Mr. Security Hey all,
I'm new to the group and had a quick question:
Anyone know how to fully enforce complex passwords (4 of 4 Uppercase,
Lowercase, Number, Special Char.) with Win2K. W2K will only
enforce/require 3 of the 4. Government standards require 4 of 4. Are
there .dll's out there I don't know about. I'm trying to avoid third party
software.
Any help/ideas is greatly appreciated.
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