A sensible PasswordStrengthRegularExpression

Question

We\'re using the standard ASP.NET authentication provider (AspNetSqlMembershipProvider as it happens) and the defualt password strength requirement is a little excessive for our

Answer 1

Here is a regex that allows all characters and requires at least one number and requiring at least 6 characters.

^.*(?=.{6,})(?=.*\d).*$

If you want more or less characters defined simply change (?=.{6,}) to reflect the number of characters you want as a minimum.