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This is a list of the effective password policies for the user groups defined in this wiki.

Group	Policies
Autoconfirmed users	Password must be at least 1 character long `(MinimalPasswordLength)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot be the same as username `(PasswordCannotMatchUsername)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot be a substring within the username `(PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords `(PasswordCannotMatchDefaults)` (suggest change on login) Password must be less than 4,096 characters long `(MaximalPasswordLength)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. `(PasswordNotInCommonList)` (suggest change on login)
Bots (list of members)	Password must be at least 10 characters long `(MinimalPasswordLength)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot be the same as username `(PasswordCannotMatchUsername)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot be a substring within the username `(PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords `(PasswordCannotMatchDefaults)` (suggest change on login) Password must be less than 4,096 characters long `(MaximalPasswordLength)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. `(PasswordNotInCommonList)` (suggest change on login) Password must be at least 1 character long to be able to login `(MinimumPasswordLengthToLogin)`
Bureaucrats (list of members)	Password must be at least 10 characters long `(MinimalPasswordLength)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot be the same as username `(PasswordCannotMatchUsername)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot be a substring within the username `(PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords `(PasswordCannotMatchDefaults)` (suggest change on login) Password must be less than 4,096 characters long `(MaximalPasswordLength)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. `(PasswordNotInCommonList)` (suggest change on login) Password must be at least 1 character long to be able to login `(MinimumPasswordLengthToLogin)`
Interface administrators (list of members)	Password must be at least 10 characters long `(MinimalPasswordLength)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot be the same as username `(PasswordCannotMatchUsername)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot be a substring within the username `(PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords `(PasswordCannotMatchDefaults)` (suggest change on login) Password must be less than 4,096 characters long `(MaximalPasswordLength)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. `(PasswordNotInCommonList)` (suggest change on login) Password must be at least 1 character long to be able to login `(MinimumPasswordLengthToLogin)`
Suppressors (list of members)	Password must be at least 1 character long `(MinimalPasswordLength)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot be the same as username `(PasswordCannotMatchUsername)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot be a substring within the username `(PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords `(PasswordCannotMatchDefaults)` (suggest change on login) Password must be less than 4,096 characters long `(MaximalPasswordLength)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. `(PasswordNotInCommonList)` (suggest change on login)
Administrators (list of members)	Password must be at least 10 characters long `(MinimalPasswordLength)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot be the same as username `(PasswordCannotMatchUsername)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot be a substring within the username `(PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords `(PasswordCannotMatchDefaults)` (suggest change on login) Password must be less than 4,096 characters long `(MaximalPasswordLength)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. `(PasswordNotInCommonList)` (suggest change on login) Password must be at least 1 character long to be able to login `(MinimumPasswordLengthToLogin)`
Users (list of members)	Password must be at least 1 character long `(MinimalPasswordLength)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot be the same as username `(PasswordCannotMatchUsername)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot be a substring within the username `(PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords `(PasswordCannotMatchDefaults)` (suggest change on login) Password must be less than 4,096 characters long `(MaximalPasswordLength)` (suggest change on login) Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. `(PasswordNotInCommonList)` (suggest change on login)

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