Lock duration [min] |
Lock duration in minutes. Enter the time period the account should be locked for before it is automatically reset. |
Reset account [min] |
Duration in minutes of account reset. Enter the time period that can elapse between two invalid attempts to enter a password before a user account is locked. |
Max. errors |
Maximum number of errors. Set the number of invalid passwords. If the user has reached this number the user account is locked. |
Max. password age |
Maximum age of the password. Enter the length of time a password can be used before it expires. |
Minimum password lifetime |
Minimum age of the password. Enter the length of time a password has to be used before the user is allowed to change it. |
Minimum password length |
Minimum length of the password. Use this option to specify that a password has to be complex. |
Password history |
Enter the number of passwords to be saved. For example, if you enter the value 5, the last 5 passwords for the user are saved. |
Ranking |
Ranking for password settings. If several account polices are assigned to a user account or a group, the account policy is used that has the lowest value. |
Complex passwords |
Specifies how complicated the password has to be. Complex passwords must fulfill certain minimum prerequisites. For more information, see the documentation for implementing Windows Server. |
Save passwords with reversible encryption |
Details for encrypting passwords. By default, passwords that are saved in Active Directory are encrypted. When you use this option, passwords are saved in plain text and can be restored again. |