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# Password policies

Password policies set requirements for the password format: characters usage, patterns, readability. They are available in the password generator. Password policies can be optional or required.

#### Create a Password policy

1. Go to ribbon of Remote Desktop Manager Windows and locate ***Administration.***
2. Click ***Password policies***.

   <div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="info" class="hint hint-info"><p>The <em><strong>Password policies</strong></em> window provides an overview of current templates, as well as add, edit, and delete commands.</p></div>
3. To add a new template click ***Add*** (plus sign).
4. Enter a template name.
5. Choose a ***Mode*** and configure the settings.

<table><thead><tr><th width="232.4000244140625">OPTION</th><th>DESCRIPTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Default</strong></td><td>General settings about length and minimum amounts for characters and symbols.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Advanced settings</strong></td><td>Granular character settings (e.g., special characters and symbols, inclusions, exclusions).</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Readable password</strong></td><td>Settings for syllables, numbers and symbols.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Use a pattern</strong></td><td>Set a pattern for the passwords using the <a href="https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/commands/tools/password/">key</a>.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Pronounceable password</strong></td><td>Settings for length, case, digits, and characters.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Passphrase</strong></td><td>Settings for length, word separators, first letter capitalization, append number, and dictionaries. Import passphrase dictionaries by navigating to <em><strong>Administration</strong></em> – <em><strong>Password policies</strong></em> – <em><strong>Manage passphrase dictionaries</strong></em></td></tr></tbody></table>

6. Choose specific settings.

<figure><img src="https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/RDMW6001_2025_3.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

7. The password is now available in the ***Password generator*** (***Tools*** menu).

#### Use a Password policy with the Password generator

1. In the ***Tools*** tab, click ***Password generator*** or open the password generator from an entry.
2. To choose a password policy, select the title from the list. ***Default*** is equivalent to no template until it is configured by an administrator. When you select a template, the options are unavailable because they were saved in the template.
3. Click ***Generate*** to list possible passwords.

   ![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/RDMW6018_2024_2.png)

#### Set a default Password policy

The default template in the ***Password generator*** is set to ***No template*** until an administrator configures the template.

1. Go to the ribbon of Remote Desktop Manager and locate ***Administration***,
2. Open ***System settings.***
3. Click ***Password policies***.
4. Choose the template. The chosen template will now be the ***Default*** in the password generator.
5. If you want to force one template, check ***Force default template***. No other choice will be available in the password generator.

   ![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/RDMW6000_2025_3.png)

#### See also

* [Devolutions Academy - Creating and enforcing password policies](https://academy.devolutions.net/student/path/1925039/activity/2667183)
* [Inheritance](https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/concepts/intermediate-concepts/inheritance/)


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