# Keycloak does not apply password policy on password resets

**URL:** <https://forum.keycloak.org/t/keycloak-does-not-apply-password-policy-on-password-resets/27924>\
**Category:** Miscellanaeous\
**Created:** [September 18, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.keycloak.org/t/keycloak-does-not-apply-password-policy-on-password-resets/27924 "2024-09-18T13:40:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![kensky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/13edae/32.png) [@kensky](https://forum.keycloak.org/u/kensky)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.keycloak.org/t/keycloak-does-not-apply-password-policy-on-password-resets/27924/1 "2024-09-18T13:40:31Z")

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I am using version 18.0. My password policy (e.g. a specific regex) is applied when a user is registering. And while the user resets the password the regex is not applied. I wonder which password policy is applied. Is it a normal behavior?