Password Complexity for Application and Service Accounts

You must consider the requirements for password complexity. Provide the default passwords for the products according to the requirements before you run the deployment operation.

Passwords can be different per account or common across multiple accounts.

You set passwords for both the required local accounts and Active Directory users. For information on the use, names, and required roles for the accounts, see Active Directory User Accounts and Local Application User Accounts.

Table 1. Categories of Password Complexity Requirements

Password Category Type	Password Property	Requirements for Complexity
Standard	Length	8-125 characters
	Characters	Must include the following characters: A mix of upper-case and lower-case letters A number A special character such as @ ! # $ % ^ ? Must not include characters such as { } [ ] ( ) / \ ' " ` ~ , ; : . < >
ESG	Length	12-255 characters
	Characters	Must include the following characters: A mix of upper-case and lower-case letters A number A special character such as @ ! # $ % ^ ? Must not include the following characters: Characters such as { } [ ] ( ) / \ ' " ` ~ , ; : . < > Words, for example, admin Characters repeated subsequently more than three times
vRealize Log Insight	Length	8-12 characters
	Characters	Must include the following types of characters: A mix of upper-case and lower-case letters A number A special character such as @ ! # $ % ^ ? Must not include a character repeated subsequently more than four times