Office 365 - Disable password complexity requirements

[Chuckster]

Is there any way I can turn off the password complexity requirements, i.e. 9 to 16 characters, a combination of letters and at least one number or symbol?

 

I ran the command below and it took a minute for it to complete.

 

Get-MsolUser | Set-MsolUser -StrongPasswordRequired $false

 

I reset the user's password in the Admin console. The user logs in with the new password and when he tries setting his own password, he is unable to.

 

I ran this command to see if I can set his password

 

Set-Msoluserpassword -userPrincipalName [email protected] -newpassword "Edugeek"

 

However, users are still required to enter a minimum password of 9 characters.

 

Any suggestions how this can be disabled?

[PrimaryNetMan]

I think simple passwords can only be via PowerShell and not via the web GUI

[Chuckster]

Turns out Microsoft's stance is that they won't allow weak passwords. Their policy is a minimum 8 character limit that includes lowercase, uppercase, numbers and symbols. Oh well...

[Wubbalubbadub]

Turns out Microsoft's stance is that they won't allow weak passwords. Their policy is a minimum 8 character limit that includes lowercase, uppercase, numbers and symbols. Oh well...

 

In my opinion... Microsoft gone do good then! This day an age, it's time people realise the importance of a secure password!

[Arthur]

Turns out Microsoft's stance is that they won't allow weak passwords.

They don't allow secure passwords either. If you don't sync from AD the maximum length is 16 characters.

 

When you enable password sync, the password complexity policies configured in the on-premises Active Directory override any complexity policies that may be defined in the cloud for synchronized users. This means any password that is valid in the customer's on-premises Active Directory environment can be used for accessing Azure AD services.

 

Note. Passwords for users that are created directly in the cloud are still subject to password policies as defined in the cloud.

Edited February 22, 2016 by Arthur