Banned Password Removal

This guide will show an administrator how to remove desired words that have been prevented from being included during the password creation or password reset process.

Role Requirements

Procedure Scope: Administrators

Required Group Membership: Admin.Security

Handbook Reference

Package: Identity Security

Domain: Password Protection Management

Modifies: Unsanctioned Passwords

Entra ID Security Banned Password List Removal

  1. Navigate to the Password Protection – Azure Active Directory portal, locate and select the Custom banned password list textbox, here you will be able to remove words that have been flagged and prevented for end users to configure during the password creation or password renewal process. Once the desired word entries have been removed select Save to finalize the removal.
  2. Upon successful finalization a notification will be displayed showing that the removed entries have been successfully remediated.

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