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Redmine shows "Password is too simple"

Created on 2025-06-03  •  ISHIHARA Yukiko

Applicable versions: Redmine 6.0 / RedMica 3.1

The error message "Password is too simple" is shown when Redmine judges that the password that you tried to set is not appropriate from a security point of view.

Passwords that cause the error message

If you try to set a user's password to a string that matches any of the following, the error message "Password is too simple" is shown and you cannot set the password.

  • Login
  • First name
  • Last name
  • Email
Error message "Password is too simple"
(Example) mcarter and mcarter@example.com cause an error

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