Having a secure password is of paramount importance to ensure the safety of your network. A password's strength depends on the length of the password, the different types of characters used, the number of repeated characters, the sequence of characters, and more.

When users use dictionary words or palindromes (a sequence of characters that reads the same both forward and backward), their passwords are easy to crack. This is why you need to strictly enforce policies that prevent the use of such passwords.

ADSelfService Plus is an identity security solution with multi-factor authentication, single-sign on, and self-service password management capabilities. You can create custom password policies using its Password Policy Enforcer feature and enforce them granularly based on OUs and groups in AD. It also provides the option to prevent users from creating passwords that are palindromes.

To restrict users from creating passwords that are palindromes:

1. Log in to ADSelfService Plus, and go to Configuration > Self-Service > Password Policy Enforcer.

2. Select the policy to which you want to apply the password policy enforcer rules.

3. Check the box next to Enforce Custom Password Policy.

4. Select Restrict Pattern and check the box next to Disallow palindrome passwords.

5. Click Save.

The Password Policy Enforcer also has various options that can prevent users from using dictionary words as passwords; restrict the use of a particular pattern of characters as passwords (example: qwerty, asdf, 1234); and require the use of a preset number of special, unicode, numeric, uppercase, and lower case characters. These options ensure users create strong passwords.