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title: Password Policy Password Hint Contains Password
description: "**Impact area** Security **Severity** Medium **Affected element** Profile Org Config ## Rule ID **SF-0182** ## Impact Potential vulnerability when accessing accounts. ## Remediation Restrict the answer to the password hint question to “DoesNotContainPassword”. ### Time to fix 30 min ##…"
url: "https://community-staging.qualityclouds.com/qcdocs/qc/salesforce-rules/password-policy-password-hint-contains-password/"
updated: "2025-03-21"
category: Rules
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# Password Policy Password Hint Contains Password

**Impact area**

Security

**Severity**

Medium

**Affected element**

Profile

Org Config

## Rule ID

**SF-0182**

## Impact

Potential vulnerability when accessing accounts.

## Remediation

Restrict the answer to the password hint question to “DoesNotContainPassword”.

### Time to fix

30 min

## References

This rule is linked to [Common Weakness Enumeration CWE-521 Weak Password Requirements](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/521.html).