diff --git a/conf/config.proto b/conf/config.proto
index 96fad807..63e24583 100644
--- a/conf/config.proto
+++ b/conf/config.proto
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ password = aur
 [options]
 username_min_len = 3
 username_max_len = 16
-passwd_min_len = 4
+passwd_min_len = 8
 default_lang = en
 sql_debug = 0
 max_sessions_per_user = 8