Display password complexity in AD

Display password complexity in AD

How can I display the password complexity for a windows domain that is not using Fine-Grained password features ?

Click on Start, Run, GPEDIT.MSC
Go to computer config-----windows settings---security setting--account policy----passwd policy

This will list the password policies. 


If you are using the fine-grained password policy features in AD then view this article on the DSAC tool that will display your overall password policy information.

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