PasswordStrength

The minimum strength of password to allow for user accounts when adding a new user or changing an existing password. Set PasswordStrength to a required password strength from 1 (weakest) to 10 (strongest). A password strength of 1 or 2 is considered weak, 2 to 5 is acceptable and 6 to 10 is considered strong.

Password strength is automatically determined by a combination of methods. To increase password strength, users must create passwords that contain a mixture of upper- and lowercase letters, numbers, and punctuation. For example, susan1 is a weak password, but Su./san23! is a strong one.

You can also use a Lua script to manage your password strength requirements. In this case, you must set UserLuaScript, and define a function called password_complexity_check in the corresponding Lua script.

NOTE: If you set both UserLuaScript and PasswordStrength, IDOL Community Component runs the Lua script checks first, and then checks against the PasswordStrength criteria. If the configured UserLuaScript does not define a function called password_complexity_check, IDOL Community Component uses only PasswordStrength.

Type: Long
Default: 0 (disabled)
Required: No
Configuration Section: User
Example: PasswordStrength=6
See Also: UserLuaScript