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Q247975: Strong Passwords May Contain Parts of the Full Name

Article: Q247975
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbWinNT400PreSP7Fix
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2 includes a new feature that forces users to use
strong passwords. For additional information, click the article number below to
view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q161990 How to Enable Strong Password Functionality in Windows NT

The strong password policy states that the password may not contain your user
name or any part of your full name; however, this does not hold true. For
example, a user who is named "Userfirstname Userlastname" can successfully
create the password "xxx*Userlastname123."

RESOLUTION
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A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to
correct the problem described in this article and should be applied only to
systems experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the
fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and
information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World
Wide Web:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are normally incurred for support calls may
be canceled, if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific
update will resolve your problem. Normal support costs will apply to additional
support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in
question.

The English-language version of this fix should have the following file
attributes or later:

  Date         Time     Size     File name      Platform
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  12/06/1999   02:35p    7,952   Passfilt.dll   x86
  12/06/1999   02:34p   13,072   Passfilt.dll   Alpha



STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbWinNT400PreSP7Fix 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : winnt:4.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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