Rules for a Strong Password
The valid password for the SQL Server sa user must meet the following password rules and policies.
Allowed characters:
- Alphabet characters (A-Z)
- Arabic numerals (0-9)
- Nonalphanumeric characters (for example, !$#)
The following properties are required for a password to meet the rules specified for a strong password:
- Length: At least 6 characters. Spaces are also counted as characters.
- At least one uppercase letter
- At least one lowercase letter
- At least one number
- At least one non-alphanumeric character
The password is case sensitive. When a password is entered, it must match the case that was originally used.
TIP:
See the
Strong Passwords
article in Microsoft Docs for more information about strong password rules.