Re: Password filtering

From: Simon Geary (simon_geary_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/28/05 

Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:19:49 -0000

To do this you need to write your own password filter, passfilt.dll. Never
done it myself so don't know how easy or otherwise it is to do but have a
search on the Microsoft website for passfilt.dll and you will find lots of
resources that will help.

"Marcia" <Marcia@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OMXh9kKBFHA.4028@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Hi! I need to set the password requirements to the following:
>
> min. 12 characters
> at least 2 numbers
> at least 2 special characters
>
> nothing similar to the previous password (#%*(EFJ()R#$1,
> (#%*(EFJ()R#$2,
> etc.)
> no dictionary words
> no resemblance to their username
>
> I know how to do the first 3, how can I do the last three without
> purchasing
> software like The Password Policy Enforcer at
> http://www.anixis.com/products/ppe/download.htm? Any quick advice would
> be
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Marcia
>
>