Password complexity in ASP.NET 2.0
Well, I must admit that my first stab at creating a simple ASP.NET 2.0 site that takes advantage of the new Membership features was wrought with peril. Actually it wasn't that bad but I did have a little trouble when I was attempting to add a new user to my site using the Security Wizard. The problem was with the password complexity being required by the AspNetSqlMembershipProvider. At first I couldn't figure out where this "policy" was coming from. After a little searching I found that this is set in the machine config file. Instead of rewriting another blog post that addresses the issue in great detail, I decided to simply provide a link to Scott Forsyth's blog on the subject. See below
https://weblogs.asp.net/owscott/archive/2005/05/11/406550.aspx