Password Complexity Enforcement

This question asks if your system can adapt to each customer's specific password rules. Different organizations have different requirements - some want 12 characters minimum with special symbols, others need 16 characters with no dictionary words. The question is whether you can configure your system to enforce whatever password policy a customer requires, rather than forcing them to accept your standard rules.

Flexibility in password policies is crucial for regulatory compliance. Healthcare organizations under HIPAA, financial institutions under PCI-DSS, and government contractors all have specific password requirements. If you can't match their policies, you're asking them to violate their compliance standards or maintain different password policies across systems. This capability can be the difference between winning and losing enterprise contracts, especially in regulated industries where non-compliance means hefty fines.

The main pitfall is hard-coding password rules into your application instead of making them configurable. Another mistake is offering configuration options that don't actually work together - like allowing both 'minimum 8 characters' and 'minimum 20 characters' to be enabled simultaneously, creating impossible requirements. Teams also often forget to test extreme configurations that enterprises might require.