Set-WssPasswordPolicy

Modifies password policy requirements for the server.

Parameter Set: Default
Set-WssPasswordPolicy [-Strength] <WssPasswordPolicy> {Medium | MediumStrong | Strong | Weak} [[-PasswordNeverExpire]] [ <CommonParameters>]

The Set-WssPasswordPolicy cmdlet modifies password policy requirements for the server.

Indicates that passwords never expire. If you do not specify this parameter, passwords expire after 180 days.

Specifies the password strength for the server. The acceptable values for this parameter are:

-- Weak. Passwords are not blank.
-- Medium. Passwords must contain at least five characters.
-- MediumStrong. Passwords must contain at least five characters, and must contain at least three of the following categories: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
-- Strong. Passwords must contain at least seven characters, and must contain at least three of the following categories: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see    about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

This command changes the password policy to require Strong passwords. Passwords never expire.

PS C:\> Set-WssPasswordPolicy -Strength Strong -PasswordNeverExpire

PS C:\> 

Get-WssPasswordPolicy