Password Policy Complexity Too Weak – Alphanumeric Restriction Only

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Impact area

Security

Severity

High

Affected element

Profile

Org Config

Rule ID #

SF-0174

Impact #

Weak password complexities can open you up to brute force and dictionary attacks.

Remediation #

Modify the password complexity settings to contains special characters, an upper-lower case mixture, and numeric characters.

Time to fix #

30 min

References #

This rule is linked to Common Weakness Enumeration CWE-521 Weak Password Requirements.

Updated on March 21, 2025
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