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Require passwords for managed mobile devices

Require passwords for managed mobile devices

This feature is available with Cloud Identity Free and Cloud Identity Premium editions. Compare editions 

As an administrator, you can protect your organization's data by requiring users to set a screen lock or password on managed mobile devices. With advanced mobile management, you can set minimum password characteristics and require that users reset their password regularly.

Understand the user impact Set password requirements

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Basic option: Require a screen lock or password

Before you begin: If you need to set up a department or team for this setting, go to Add an organizational unit.

  1. Sign in

    with an

    administrator

    account to the Google Admin console.

    If you aren’t using an administrator account, you can’t access the Admin console.

  2. Click GeneralPassword requirements.
  3. (Optional) To apply the setting to a department or team, at the side, select an organizational unit. Show me how 
  4. Check the Require users to set a password box.
  5. Select Basic.
  6. (Optional) If you use basic mobile device management and want to require passwords on devices earlier than Android 6.0 Marshmallow, check the Require users of pre-Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) devices to set a password box.
  7. Click Save. Or, you might click Override for an organizational unit .

    To later restore the inherited value, click Inherit

Advanced option: (Recommended) Require a strong password

Before you begin: If you need to set up a department or team for this setting, go to Add an organizational unit.

  1. Sign in

    with an

    administrator

    account to the Google Admin console.

    If you aren’t using an administrator account, you can’t access the Admin console.

  2. Click

    GeneralPassword requirements

    .

  3. (Optional) To apply the setting to a department or team, at the side, select an organizational unit. Show me how 
  4. Check the Require users to set a password box.
  5. Choose a password strength:
  6. For Minimum characters, enter a minimum password length. Strong passwords should have 3 or more characters.
    Note: Minimum password length is not supported for Android 12 and above personal devices (BYOD) that apply password settings at  the device level. Standard password length must have at least 4 characters, and Strong must have at least 6 or 8 characters for the PIN. 
  7. (Optional) To lock the device screen after it's inactive for some time, select a time from the Time until screen locks menu.

    This setting overrides mobile devices' default values. For iPhones, the default is 5 minutes. For iPads, the default is 15 minutes.

  8. (Optional) To prompt users to reset their password regularly, check the Set a password lifespan box and enter the number of days. Supported on Android 3.0 Honeycomb and later devices.
  9. (Optional) To prevent the reuse of expired passwords, check the Block expired passwords box and enter the number of previous passwords that can’t be used again. For example, enter 2 to block the user from reusing their last 2 device passwords. Supported on Android 3.0 and later devices.
  10. (Optional—Use with caution) To automatically wipe a device when a user enters too many incorrect passwords, check the Wipe device after failed attempts box and enter a number. On iOS, the user gets one less failed attempt than on Android. For example:
  11. (Optional) If you selected Strong in step 7, you can override the one character, number, symbol, and biometric requirements for Android devices. Check the Apply custom strength settings for Android box and select the requirements. 
    Important: This setting is not supported for Android 12 and above personal devices (BYOD) that apply password settings at the device level. 
  12. Click Save. Or, you might click Override for an organizational unit .

    To later restore the inherited value, click Inherit

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