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title: Local user password complexity enforcement details
slug: epmm/getting-started-guide/local-user-password-complexity-enforcement-details
createdAt: 2026-10-06T07:50:24.822Z
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The following table summarizes the fields of the local user password policy when using password complexity enforcement:

Table: Fields for local user password complexity enforcement

| Field                                           | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Default value |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |
| Enable Password Complexity Enforcement          | Select this field when you want to apply password complexity requirements to local user passwords.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Selected      |
| Number of Failed attempts                       | Specify the number of failed attempts that a local user can make when entering his password.<br />After this number of attempts, Ivanti EPMM does not allow the user to login until the specified auto-lock time has expired. After the auto-lock time expires, each failed login attempt results in Ivanti EPMM not allowing the user to login until the auto-lock time expires again.<br />Valid values are 1 through 16.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 5             |
| Auto-Lock Time                                  | Specify how much time in seconds, minutes, hours, or days the local user must wait before he can log in after exceeding the number of failed attempts.<br />Valid values are 0 seconds through 21 days in seconds, minutes, hours, or days.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 30 seconds    |
| Enforce Passcode History (Last 4 passwords)     | Select Enable if you do not want to allow a local user to use the previous 4 passwords when changing his password.<br />To allow a local user to use the previous 4 passwords, select Disable.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Enable        |
| Minimum number of character classes in password | This field is only available when you selected Enable Password Complexity Enforcement.<br />Select the minimum number of different character classes (lower case, upper case, numeric, and special character) that you require in a password.<br />For each character class, you select whether it counts towards the minimum number.The minimum number must be less than or equal to the number of character classes you select.<br />For example, if the minimum number of character classes is 2, you can select 2 or more of the character classes. In this case, if you select Lower Case, Upper Case, and Numeric, the password must contain at least 2 of those character classes. | 3             |
| Lower Case                                      | Select this option if the lower case character class counts towards the minimum number of character classes that you require in a password.<br />The lower case character class includes the lower case alphabetic characters ‘a’ through ‘z’.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Selected      |
| Upper Case                                      | Select this option if the upper case character class counts towards the minimum number of character classes that you require in a password.<br />The lower case character class includes the upper case alphabetic characters ‘A’ through ‘Z’.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Selected      |
| Numeric                                         | Select this option if the numeric character class counts towards the minimum number of character classes that you require in a password.<br />The numeric character class includes the characters ‘0’ through ‘9’.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Selected      |
| Special Character                               | Select this option if the special character class counts towards the minimum number of character classes that you require in a password.<br />The special character class includes these characters:<br />! = ( \{ \[ \_ : - ; \~ , ) } ] @ # ^ \| $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Not selected  |
| Min Password Length                             | Select the minimum number of characters in a password. Valid values are 6 through 16.<br />For Android devices: When the **Don't Care** option is set for the **Password Type** field, the **Password Length** field does not apply.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 8             |
| Max Password Length                             | Select the maximum number of characters in a password. Valid values are 21 through 32.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 32            |

**Related topics** 

- [Local user password policy overview](docId\:VCgdR_tnONTuxPGapnXVM)
- [Setting the password policy for local users](docId\:xz6rFw0IFIfcslDyQosk3)