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Windows Password Security and Contenta with MSSQL

Information for installing Contenta on a Windows Server system with enforced security.

If installing on a Windows Server system with enforced security, follow the steps in this topic before following the Configuring Microsoft SQL Server Databases topic.

If not using a Windows Server system with enforced security, skip to the steps for Configuring Microsoft SQL Server Databases topic.

The following describes the default security policies for Windows Server passwords— the password:

  • cannot contain the user’s account name or parts of the user’s full name that exceed two consecutive characters.
  • must be at least six characters in length.
  • must contain characters from three of the following four categories:

    English uppercase characters (A through Z).

    English lowercase characters (a through z).

    Base 10 digits (0 through 9).

    Non‐alphabetic characters (for example, !, $, #, %).

Because of these complex security policies, if Contenta is installed on Windows Server, customers who use SQL Server must do one of the following:

Security OptionSee this topic
If you want to maintain the Windows security policies for passwordsChanging the xyadmin and Database Passwords
If you want to maintain the Windows security policies for passwords but do not want it to apply to ContentaTurning off Check Policy in the SQL Script
If you do not want to maintain the Windows security policies for passwordsModifying the Windows Security Policy