From the following web site. http://www.tek-tips.com/gfaqs.cfm/pid/96/fid/4972 <http://www.tek-tips.com/gfaqs.cfm/pid/96/fid/4972> (I couldn't find it in help either.) When you enable this, the passwords must meet the following requirements. 1)Cannot contain any or all of the users name. 2)Must be at least 6 characters. 3)Must contain characters from 3 of the following categories. A)Uppercase english letters, (A to Z) B)Lowercase english letters, (a to z) C)Number 0 to 9 D)Nonalphanumeric characters, (!, @, #, $, etc.) Douglas Jensen Douglas.Jensen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Voice (952) 402-9821 Fax (952) 402-9815 Network Administrator Scott Carver Dakota CAP Agency, Inc. 712 Canterbury Road Shakopee, MN 55379 www.capagency.org -----Original Message----- From: Farrugia, Paul [mailto:pfarrugia@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 9:12 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Complex passwords Hello again.. We are looking to implement complex passwords......I understand that the passwords can be combinations of upper/lowercase/alpha-numeric/symbols but what are the minimum requirements. Does the password need to contain at least one symbol? One number? Etc.... Thanks