Re: max password length?

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I've seen that number in the newsgroups also, which is why I indicated my
source. However, I just logged into my domain with a 105 character password.
Of course, the limit might be different with the OpenDSObject method or
SWbemLocator, older clients, etc.

Richard

"Joe Kaplan" <joseph.e.kaplan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Really? I thought it was 128 unicode characters. Interesting.

It is definitely longer than users can practically handle though.

Joe K.

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"Richard Mueller" <rlmueller-NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Mike Tupker wrote:

What is the maximum password length allowed for active directory
passwords?

104 characters, per "Microsoft Windows 2000 Administrator's Pocket
Consultant".

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Richard
Microsoft MVP Scripting and ADSI
Hilltop Lab - http://www.rlmueller.net





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