ADFineGrainedPasswordPolicy

Parameters

Parameter	Attribute	DataType	Description	Allowed Values
Name	Key	String	Specifies an Active Directory fine-grained password policy object name.
Precedence	Required	UInt32	Specifies a value that defines the precedence of a fine-grained password policy among all fine-grained password policies.
ComplexityEnabled	Write	Boolean	Specifies whether password complexity is enabled for the password policy.
Credential	Write	PSCredential	Specifies the user account credentials to use to perform this task.
Description	Write	String	Specifies the description of the object.
DisplayName	Write	String	Specifies the display name of the object.
DomainController	Write	String	Specifies the Active Directory Domain Services instance to connect to.
Ensure	Write	String	Specifies whether the fine-grained password policy should be present or absent. Default value is 'Present'.	Present, Absent
LockoutDuration	Write	String	Specifies the length of time that an account is locked after the number of failed login attempts exceeds the lockout threshold. The lockout duration must be greater than or equal to the lockout observation time for a password policy. The value must be a string representation of a TimeSpan value.
LockoutObservationWindow	Write	String	Specifies the maximum time interval between two unsuccessful login attempts before the number of unsuccessful login attempts is reset to 0. The lockout observation window must be smaller than or equal to the lockout duration for a password policy. The value must be a string representation of a TimeSpan value.
LockoutThreshold	Write	UInt32	Specifies the number of unsuccessful login attempts that are permitted before an account is locked out.
MaxPasswordAge	Write	String	Specifies the maximum length of time that you can have the same password. The value must be a string representation of a TimeSpan value.
MinPasswordAge	Write	String	Specifies the minimum length of time before you can change a password. The value must be a string representation of a TimeSpan value.
MinPasswordLength	Write	UInt32	Specifies the minimum number of characters that a password must contain.
PasswordHistoryCount	Write	UInt32	Specifies the number of previous passwords to save.
ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion	Write	Boolean	Specifies whether to prevent the object from being deleted.
ReversibleEncryptionEnabled	Write	Boolean	Specifies whether the directory must store passwords using reversible encryption.
Subjects	Write	StringArray[]	Specifies the ADPrincipal names the policy is to be applied to, overwrites all existing.

Description

The ADFineGrainedPasswordPolicy DSC resource will manage an Active Directory domain's fine grained password policies.

Requirements

• Target machine must be running Windows Server 2012 or later.

Examples

Example 1

This configuration will create an Active Directory domain fine-grained password policy with default settings.

Configuration ADFineGrainedPasswordPolicy_ConfigurePolicyWithDefaults_Config
{
    Import-DscResource -Module ActiveDirectoryDsc

    Node localhost
    {
        ADFineGrainedPasswordPolicy 'FineGrainedPasswordPolicy'
        {
            Name       = 'DomainUsers'
            Precedence = 10
        }
    }
}

Example 2

This configuration will create an Active Directory domain fine-grained password policy with specific settings.

Configuration ADFineGrainedPasswordPolicy_ConfigurePolicyWithSpecifics_Config
{
    Import-DscResource -Module ActiveDirectoryDsc

    Node localhost
    {
        ADFineGrainedPasswordPolicy 'FineGrainedPasswordPolicy'
        {
            Name                            = 'DomainAdmins'
            DisplayName                     = 'Domain Admins Password Policy'
            Description                     = 'This is the Fine Grained Password Policy for Domain Admins'
            Subjects                        = 'Domain Admins'
            ComplexityEnabled               = $true
            LockoutDuration                 = '00:30:00'
            LockoutObservationWindow        = '00:30:00'
            LockoutThreshold                = 5
            MaxPasswordAge                  = '42.00:00:00'
            MinPasswordAge                  = '1.00:00:00'
            MinPasswordLength               = 15
            PasswordHistoryCount            = 24
            ReversibleEncryptionEnabled     = $false
            ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion = $true
            Precedence                      = 10
        }
    }
}

Example 3

This configuration will remove an Active Directory domain fine-grained password policy.

Configuration ADFineGrainedPasswordPolicy_RemovePolicy_Config
{
    Import-DscResource -Module ActiveDirectoryDsc

    Node localhost
    {
        ADFineGrainedPasswordPolicy 'FineGrainedPasswordPolicy'
        {
            Name       = 'DomainUsers'
            Precedence = 10
            Ensure     = 'Absent'
        }
    }
}