Policy
Restrict the length of passwords that can be saved in the Password Manager
Microsoft Edge
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7
Make Microsoft Edge restrict the length of usernames and/or passwords that can be saved in the Password Manager. If you enable this policy, Microsoft Edge doesn't let the user save credentials with usernames and/or passwords longer than 256 characters. If you disable or don't configure this policy, Microsoft Edge lets the user save credentials with arbitrarily long usernames and/or passwords.
Internal name
PasswordManagerRestrictLengthEnabled
Policy ID
b8e46790b7a2
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge Value name PasswordManagerRestrictLengthEnabled | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 HKCU 1 | HKLM 0 HKCU 0 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
Value name
PasswordManagerRestrictLengthEnabled
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.