Expansion of the password character limit in Azure AD
Microsoft announced general availability of this Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) update in May 2019.
Launched1 version
Facts
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expansion-of-the-password-character-limit-in-azure-ad- Status
- Launched
- Products
- Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
- Update type
- Features, Security
- Product categories
- Identity
- General availability
- May 2019
- Status pages
- Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) status
- First captured by us
- (from our first import of this list)
- Microsoft last modified
- Source
- Azure Updates · open the original at Microsoft
Microsoft says
Previously, accounts created in Azure AD had a 16 character password limit while those created in Windows Server Active Directory had a longer limit.
What Microsoft changed
One version so far. If Microsoft edits it, each change shows here with what was removed and added.
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- Status
- Launched
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