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The password complexity requirements differ for different device types and operating systems.
The following tables list the behavior of each complexity Option for the devices tested at the time of the Worry-Free Business Security 9.0 SP3 release.
Note
Note
The functionality of password complexity is dependent on the device type and operating system version. If the specified password does not comply with the complexity requirements, most devices provide users with a message that indicates what the specific requirements are for the device.

Android Devices

Complexity Level
Complexity Requirements
Android 4
Android 2
Option 1
A combination of the following types of characters:
  • At least one uppercase (A-Z) or lowercase (a-z) character
  • At least one number (0-9) or special character (!@#$ %^&*()_-=+~`[]{}\|;:'"?/<>,.)
Alphanumeric
Option 2
A combination of the following types of characters:
  • At least one uppercase (A-Z) or lowercase (a-z) character
  • At least two numbers (0-9) or special characters (!@#$ %^&*()_-=+~`[]{}\|;:'"?/<>,.)
A combination of the following types of characters:
  • Alphanumeric
  • At least two numbers (0-9) or special characters (!@#$ %^&*()_-=+~`[]{}\|;:'"?/<>,.)
Option 3
A combination of the following types of characters:
  • At least one uppercase (A-Z) or lowercase (a-z) character
  • At least three numbers (0-9) or special characters (!@#$ %^&*()_-=+~`[]{}\|;:'"?/<>,.)
A combination of the following types of characters:
  • Alphanumeric
  • At least three numbers (0-9) or special characters (!@#$ %^&*()_-=+~`[]{}\|;:'"?/<>,.)
Option 4
A combination of the following types of characters:
  • At least one uppercase (A-Z) or lowercase (a-z) character
  • At least four numbers (0-9) or special characters (!@#$ %^&*()_-=+~`[]{}\|;:'"?/<>,.)
A combination of the following types of characters:
  • Alphanumeric
  • At least four numbers (0-9) or special characters (!@#$ %^&*()_-=+~`[]{}\|;:'"?/<>,.)

iOS Devices

Complexity Level
Complexity Requirements
Option 1
A combination of the following types of characters:
  • Alphanumeric
  • At least one special character (!@#$ %^&*()_-=+~`[]{}\|;:'"?/<>,.)
Option 2
A combination of the following types of characters:
  • Alphanumeric
  • At least two special characters (!@#$ %^&*()_-=+~`[]{}\|;:'"?/<>,.)
Option 3
A combination of the following types of characters:
  • Alphanumeric
  • At least three special characters (!@#$ %^&*()_-=+~`[]{}\|;:'"?/<>,.)
Option 4
A combination of the following types of characters:
  • Alphanumeric
  • At least four special characters (!@#$ %^&*()_-=+~`[]{}\|;:'"?/<>,.)

Windows Phone Devices

Complexity Level
Complexity Requirements
Windows Phone 8
Windows Phone 7
Option 1
At least one of the following types of characters:
  • Uppercase characters (A-Z)
  • Lowercase characters (a-z)
  • Numeric characters (0-9)
  • Special characters (!@#$%^&*()_-=+~`[]{}\|;:'"?/<>,.)
A combination of at least two of the following types of characters:
  • Uppercase characters (A-Z)
  • Lowercase characters (a-z)
  • Numeric characters (0-9)
  • Special characters (!@#$%^&*()_-=+~`[]{}\|;:'"?/<>,.)
Option 2
A combination of at least two of the following types of characters:
  • Uppercase characters (A-Z)
  • Lowercase characters (a-z)
  • Numeric characters (0-9)
  • Special characters (!@#$%^&*()_-=+~`[]{}\|;:'"?/<>,.)
A combination of at least two of the following types of characters:
  • Uppercase characters (A-Z)
  • Lowercase characters (a-z)
  • Numeric characters (0-9)
  • Special characters (!@#$%^&*()_-=+~`[]{}\|;:'"?/<>,.)
Option 3
A combination of at least three of the following types of characters:
  • Uppercase characters (A-Z)
  • Lowercase characters (a-z)
  • Numeric characters (0-9)
  • Special characters (!@#$%^&*()_-=+~`[]{}\|;:'"?/<>,.)
A combination of at least three of the following types of characters:
  • Uppercase characters (A-Z)
  • Lowercase characters (a-z)
  • Numeric characters (0-9)
  • Special characters (!@#$%^&*()_-=+~`[]{}\|;:'"?/<>,.)
Option 4
A combination of all of the following types of characters:
  • Uppercase characters (A-Z)
  • Lowercase characters (a-z)
  • Numeric characters (0-9)
  • Special characters (!@#$%^&*()_-=+~`[]{}\|;:'"?/<>,.)
A combination of all of the following types of characters:
  • Uppercase characters (A-Z)
  • Lowercase characters (a-z)
  • Numeric characters (0-9)
  • Special characters (!@#$%^&*()_-=+~`[]{}\|;:'"?/<>,.)

BlackBerry Devices

Complexity Level
Complexity Requirements
Option 1
At least one uppercase (A-Z) or lowercase (a-z) character
Option 2
A combination of at least two of the following types of characters:
  • Uppercase characters (A-Z)
  • Lowercase characters (a-z)
  • Numeric characters (0-9)
  • Special characters (!@#$%^&*()_-=+~`[]{}\|;:'"?/<>,.)
Option 3
A combination of at least three of the following types of characters:
  • Uppercase characters (A-Z)
  • Lowercase characters (a-z)
  • Numeric characters (0-9)
  • Special characters (!@#$%^&*()_-=+~`[]{}\|;:'"?/<>,.)
Option 4
A combination of all of the following types of characters:
  • Uppercase characters (A-Z)
  • Lowercase characters (a-z)
  • Numeric characters (0-9)
  • Special characters (!@#$%^&*()_-=+~`[]{}\|;:'"?/<>,.)
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