how many characters are required for an apple account?
Apple's password reset form.(Screenshot by Michael Lee/ZDNet) Apple's password requirements specify that they must be at least 8 characters in length and contain a minimum of one letter, one capital letter, one number and not more than three consecutive characters. Passwords must also not be the same as the account name or have been used in the past year. Although it doesn't state the maximum length, Apple accepts passwords up to 32 characters in length. At the moment, the iForgot system provides users with options to recover their AppleID password, but attempting to recover a username still takes the user through the same password recovery process first.