# Password Policies Couchdrop allows administrators to create comprehensive password policies that enforce good password management to meet security and compliance requirements. ## Global Password Policies Under administration, Couchdrop allows admins to configure a global password policy that applies to all users. This global password policy is managed under **Administration --> Security --> Password Policies** ## Group Password Policies Password policies can also be explicitly applied to groups. Different groups in Couchdrop can have different policies applied. This provides an additional level of customisation and allows for compliance with SFTP and FTP clients that may not support complex passwords. ## Password expiry Along with managing password complexity, password policies can be configured to expire passwords. Once a password has expired, it will need to be reset, either by an administrator or by the user through the reset password mechanism. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.couchdrop.io/administration/security/password-policies.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.