You can customize the Password strength meter on the Helpdesk Site and Self-Service Site.
To enable Password strength meter:
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In the web.config file, set the value of PasswordStrengthMeterEnable to true as follows:
<appSettings> <add key="PasswordStrengthMeterEnable" value="true"/> </appSettings>
To disable Password strength meter, set the value of PasswordStrengthMeterEnable to false.
You can customize the text displaying the strength of the Password strength meter.
To customize the text:
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In the Common.xml file present in the LocalizationStorage folder, you can modify values in the Resource Ids to display the required text:
<Resource Id="PasswordStrengthMeter.Text"> <Value><![CDATA[Password strength:]]></Value> </Resource>
<Resource Id="PasswordStrengthMeter.VeryWeak"> <Value><![CDATA[Very weak]]></Value> </Resource>
<Resource Id="PasswordStrengthMeter.Weak"> <Value><![CDATA[Weak]]></Value> </Resource>
<Resource Id="PasswordStrengthMeter.Good"> <Value><![CDATA[Good]]></Value> </Resource>
<Resource Id="PasswordStrengthMeter.Strong"> <Value><![CDATA[Strong]]></Value> </Resource>
<Resource Id="PasswordStrengthMeter.VeryStrong"> <Value><![CDATA[Very strong]]></Value> </Resource>
For more information, see Password Compliance.