What are password policies?

What are password policies?

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Password policies are account policies that are related to user accounts. These policies increase the effectiveness of users' passwords by enforcing different types of controls on their usage.
In Windows XP Professional, there are six types of password policies that can be configured by administrators. They are as follows:

• Store Password Using Reversible Encryption For All Users In The Domain


• Password Must Meet Complexity Requirements


• Enforce Password History


• Maximum Password Age


• Minimum Password Age


• Minimum Password Length

These options are disabled by default. However, an administrator can enable any option in the Local Security Settings tool, which can be accessed from the Administrative tools window found under Control Panel.

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