Microsoft AZ-800 Exam - Topic 3 Question 77 Discussion

Actual exam question for Microsoft's AZ-800 exam

Question #: 77
Topic #: 3

Your network contains an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain. The domain contains a user named User1. User1 is a member of a group named Group1 and is in an organizational unit (OL)} named OU1.

The domain has minimum password lengths configured as shown in the following table.

What is the minimum password length that User1 should use when changing to a new password?

C10

D12

E14

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by Hillary at Nov 19, 2025, 11:06 AM

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Torie

5 months ago

I agree with Dominga. Security is key!

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Glory

6 months ago

14 seems excessive. 8 or 10 is enough.

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Ayesha

6 months ago

I’m leaning towards 10 too. Good balance.

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Dominga

6 months ago

Definitely 12. We need stronger passwords!

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Keith

6 months ago

I feel like it could be 10. More secure.

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Layla

6 months ago

I think it's 8. Seems standard.

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Adelina

7 months ago

I’m surprised it’s not higher, like 12 or 14.

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Jaime

7 months ago

I disagree, it should be at least 10 for better security.

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Clorinda

7 months ago

The answer is clearly 10 characters. Anything less and you're just asking to get hacked.

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Chantell

7 months ago

10 characters, easy peasy. I could crack a 7-character password in my sleep.

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Tanja

8 months ago

Hmm, I'm going with 10 characters. Gotta keep those passwords secure, you know?

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Lindsay

8 months ago

I feel like the answer might be 8, but I need to double-check the table for the exact requirements.

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Irene

8 months ago

I practiced a similar question where the password length was 12, but I can't recall if that's the case here too.

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Glen

8 months ago

I think the minimum password length for User1 is 10 characters because Group1 has stricter policies, right?

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James

8 months ago

I remember studying password policies, but I'm not sure if the minimum length is based on the group or the OU settings.

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Britt

9 months ago

I think I've got it. The question is asking for the minimum password length that User1 should use, not the domain-wide minimum. So the answer is C) 10 characters.

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Donette

9 months ago

Wait, I'm a bit confused. Does the question mean the minimum length for User1 specifically, or the minimum length for the entire domain? I want to make sure I understand this correctly.

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Lashaun

9 months ago

Aha, I see the table now. User1 is in OU1, so the minimum password length is 10 characters. I'm going to go with C) 10.

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Lavera

9 months ago

Wait, is it really just 8? Seems too low nowadays.

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Virgie

9 months ago

The minimum password length for User1 should be 10 characters, as per the domain policy shown in the image.

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My

10 months ago

Definitely B) 8, that's the standard!

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Edda

10 months ago

I think the minimum password length is 8.

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Orville

10 months ago

Okay, let me think this through. The question says the domain has minimum password lengths configured, so I need to find the row in the table that matches User1's OU.

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