Password Policy: Minimum Password Length

Configuring Vista Password Policy Settings

The Minimum Password Length policy setting defines the least number of characters that a password may contain. You can set a value of between 1 and 14 characters. You can also enable an account to have no password requirement at all by setting the Minimum Password Length to 0 (zero).

Defaults:

• 7 on domain controllers
• 0 on stand-alone servers

Note: By default, PC's on a network domain follow the configuration of their domain controllers.