Password complexity requirements

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title: Password complexity requirements
description: Passwords in your ServiceNow instance must meet complexity requirements.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-security/authentication/password-complexity-requirements.html
release: australia
product: Authentication
classification: authentication
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Local authentication, Authentication, Access Management]
---

# Password complexity requirements

Passwords in your ServiceNow® instance must meet complexity requirements.

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 [Learn the features and business value of Password complexity requirements.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/authentication/explore-password-requirements.md)

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 [Understand how to enable Password complexity requirements.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/authentication/enable-password-policies.md)

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 [Configure the Password complexity requirements.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/authentication/set-your-password-policy.md)

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 [Know about the unsupported password characters.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/authentication/unsupported-password-characters.md)

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