Password policies quality

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• This page explains how passwordRequirements instances are chosen based on the device management mode, summarizing documentation for PasswordRequirements.PasswordQuality.

• Complexity-based password requirements include COMPLEXITY_LOW, COMPLEXITY_MEDIUM, and COMPLEXITY_HIGH.

• Quality-based password requirements include all requirements except PASSWORD_QUALITY_UNSPECIFIED.

• Prior to Android 12, quality-based settings are always selected for all scopes if present.

• On Android 12 and later, the applied password settings depend on the device management mode, such as fully managed, company-owned work profile, or personally owned work profile devices.

This page summarizes documentation provided for PasswordRequirements.PasswordQuality and represents how passwordRequirements instances are chosen to be applied based on the device management mode.

1. Complexity-based requirements are COMPLEXITY_LOW, COMPLEXITY_MEDIUM and COMPLEXITY_HIGH.
2. Quality-based requirements are all other requirements except PASSWORD_QUALITY_UNSPECIFIED.

Prior to Android 12

Quality-based settings are always selected for all scopes if present.

Android 12 and later

Behavior depends on the device management mode.

Fully managed devices

Device scoped quality-based setting is always applied if present.

Company-owned work profile devices

The first two columns represent which password settings are specified in the policy. The last two columns represent which password settings are chosen to be applied.

Personally owned work profile devices

The first two columns represent which password settings are specified in the policy. The last two columns represent which password settings are chosen to be applied.