Correct on the 10th Feb 2025
When logging in with an email the password policy when creating a new password or updating an existing password is as follows:-
Characters allowed
- A – Z
- a - z
- 0 – 9
- @ # $ % ^ & * - _ ! + = [ ] { } | \ : ' , . ? / ` ~ " ( ) ; < >
- Blank space
Characters not allowed
Unicode characters
Password restrictions
- A minimum of 8 characters and a maximum of 256 characters.
- Requires three out of four of the following types of characters:
- Lowercase characters
- Uppercase characters
- Numbers (0-9)
- Symbols (see the previous password restrictions)
Note that some passwords may be rejected if too simple.
The Microsoft page on the password policies can be found here
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