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Outlook - Password requirements

Good day, fellow Microsoft users.

What are the requirements for a password in Outlook?

I'm trying to set a new one and I want to generate it with a tool, but I don't know the maximum possible length of the password.

Again, all of this happens in Outlook (not Windows, not Office, not any other Microsoft environment).

What are the minimum and maximum possible lengths for a password?

What character sets are allowed in a password?

What character sets are disallowed in a password?

Are there other requirements for a password?

Thank you for your time.

Have a good day.

Hello Andrei,

I'm Chaps, a fellow Microsoft user and an independent Advisor here to help you.

Microsoft Account password requirements:

Passwords must have at least 8 characters
Passwords must contain at least two of the following: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols
Password can’t contain the part of your email address that comes before the @ sign (existing requirement)


Hope this helps. Keep safe!

Kind regards,

Chaps

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Passwords must have at least 8 characters
Passwords must contain at least two of the following: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols
Password can’t contain the part of your email address that comes before the @ sign (existing requirement)

Hello Chaps,

Thank you for your answer.

I also wanted to know the MAXIMUM length for a password.

Is the password limited to 32 characters? 48? 64? 72? And so on.

Thank you for your time.

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Hello Andrei,

My understanding is that MSA passwords are limited to 16 characters max. However when I tried changing my Microsoft account password I was able to create more than hundred characters. It would be best if you're going to verify this directly with Microsoft.

This article below might help you:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-con...

Hope this helps.

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