2V0-621 · Question #261
An administrator is creating a new Platform Service Controller Password Policy with the following requirements: Minimum length: Minimum of 8 characters. Restrict use: 6. Character requirements: At…
The correct answer is D. Identical adjacent characters. The password 'P@$$w0rd' violates the Identical Adjacent Characters rule because the two consecutive dollar signs '$$' constitute a pair of identical adjacent characters, and the policy explicitly requires zero such pairs.
Question
An administrator is creating a new Platform Service Controller Password Policy with the following requirements:
Minimum length: Minimum of 8 characters. Restrict use: 6. Character requirements: At least one upper-case letter, one number, and one special character. Identical adjacent characters: 0. When trying to assign the password "P@$$w0rd", the administrator receives an error that the password does not meet the Password Policy requirements. Which part of the Password Policy does this password violate?
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- AMinimum length
- BCharacter requirements
- CRestrict use
- DIdentical adjacent characters
How the community answered
(53 responses)- A4% (2)
- B13% (7)
- C8% (4)
- D75% (40)
Why each option
The password 'P@$$w0rd' violates the Identical Adjacent Characters rule because the two consecutive dollar signs '$$' constitute a pair of identical adjacent characters, and the policy explicitly requires zero such pairs.
The password 'P@$$w0rd' is exactly 8 characters long, which satisfies the minimum length requirement of 8.
The password contains 'P' (uppercase), '0' (number), and '@'/'$' (special characters), fulfilling all three character class requirements.
Restrict use refers to password history reuse prevention - the policy value of 6 means the last 6 passwords cannot be reused, which cannot be violated by a brand new password assignment.
The PSC password policy setting 'Identical adjacent characters: 0' means no two consecutively placed characters in the password may be the same character. In 'P@$$w0rd', the third and fourth characters are both '$', forming an identical adjacent pair. This single violation causes the password to be rejected regardless of it meeting all other policy requirements.
Concept tested: VMware PSC password policy adjacent character restriction
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