Index: lams_central/conf/language/lams/ApplicationResources.properties
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_central/conf/language/lams/ApplicationResources.properties,v
diff -u -r1.138.2.33 -r1.138.2.34
--- lams_central/conf/language/lams/ApplicationResources.properties	23 Nov 2016 01:56:16 -0000	1.138.2.33
+++ lams_central/conf/language/lams/ApplicationResources.properties	25 Nov 2016 03:37:00 -0000	1.138.2.34
@@ -697,6 +697,7 @@
 label.password.restrictions =Password must follow the restrictions shown above
 label.password.must.contain =Password must contain
 label.password.must.ucase =at least 1 upper case letter
+label.password.must.lcase  =at least 1 lower case letter
 label.password.must.number=at least 1 number
 label.password.must.symbol =at least 1 symbol
 label.email.send.me.a.copy=Send me a copy
Index: lams_central/web/forgotPasswordChange.jsp
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_central/web/forgotPasswordChange.jsp,v
diff -u -r1.5.2.6 -r1.5.2.7
--- lams_central/web/forgotPasswordChange.jsp	31 Oct 2016 16:16:34 -0000	1.5.2.6
+++ lams_central/web/forgotPasswordChange.jsp	25 Nov 2016 03:33:25 -0000	1.5.2.7
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 <c:set var="minNumChars"><%=Configuration.get(ConfigurationKeys.PASSWORD_POLICY_MINIMUM_CHARACTERS)%></c:set>
 <c:set var="mustHaveUppercase"><%=Configuration.get(ConfigurationKeys.PASSWORD_POLICY_UPPERCASE)%></c:set>
+<c:set var="mustHaveLowercase"><%=Configuration.get(ConfigurationKeys.PASSWORD_POLICY_LOWERCASE)%></c:set>
 <c:set var="mustHaveNumerics"><%=Configuration.get(ConfigurationKeys.PASSWORD_POLICY_NUMERICS)%></c:set>
 <c:set var="mustHaveSymbols"><%=Configuration.get(ConfigurationKeys.PASSWORD_POLICY_SYMBOLS)%></c:set>
 
@@ -35,18 +36,18 @@
 			window.location = "<lams:LAMSURL/>index.do";
 		};
 
-		$.validator.addMethod("pwcheck", function(value) {
-			return /[a-z]/.test(value) // has a lowercase letter
-			<c:if test="${mustHaveUppercase}"> && /[A-Z]/.test(value) // has uppercase letters 
-			</c:if>
-			<c:if test="${mustHaveNumerics}"> && /\d/.test(value) // has a digit
-			</c:if>
-			<c:if test="${mustHaveSymbols}">
-					&& /[`~!@#$%^&*\(\)_\-+={}\[\]\\|:\;\"\'\<\>,.?\/]/
-							.test(value) //has symbols
-			</c:if>
-		});
+		var mustHaveUppercase = ${mustHaveUppercase},
+	     mustHaveNumerics  = ${mustHaveNumerics},
+	     mustHaveLowercase  = ${mustHaveLowercase},
+	     mustHaveSymbols   = ${mustHaveSymbols};
 
+	     $.validator.addMethod("pwcheck", function(value) {
+	      return (!mustHaveUppercase || /[A-Z]/.test(value)) && // has uppercase letters 
+	    (!mustHaveNumerics || /\d/.test(value)) && // has a digit
+	    (!mustHaveLowercase || /[a-z]/.test(value)) && // has a lower case
+	    (!mustHaveSymbols || /[`~!@#$%^&*\(\)_\-+={}\[\]\\|:\;\"\'\<\>,.?\/]/.test(value)); //has symbols
+	     });
+
 		$.validator
 				.addMethod(
 						"charactersAllowed",
@@ -132,6 +133,10 @@
 							<li><span class="fa fa-check"></span> <fmt:message
 									key='label.password.must.ucase' /></li>
 						</c:if>
+						<c:if test="${mustHaveLowercase}">
+						<li><span class="fa fa-check"></span> <fmt:message
+								    key='label.password.must.lcase' /></li>
+					    </c:if>
 						<c:if test="${mustHaveNumerics}">
 							<li><span class="fa fa-check"></span> <fmt:message
 									key='label.password.must.number' /></li>
Index: lams_central/web/passwordChangeContent.jsp
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_central/web/passwordChangeContent.jsp,v
diff -u -r1.10.12.8 -r1.10.12.9
--- lams_central/web/passwordChangeContent.jsp	7 Nov 2016 09:32:08 -0000	1.10.12.8
+++ lams_central/web/passwordChangeContent.jsp	25 Nov 2016 03:33:08 -0000	1.10.12.9
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 <c:set var="minNumChars"><%=Configuration.get(ConfigurationKeys.PASSWORD_POLICY_MINIMUM_CHARACTERS)%></c:set>
 <c:set var="mustHaveUppercase"><%=Configuration.get(ConfigurationKeys.PASSWORD_POLICY_UPPERCASE)%></c:set>
+<c:set var="mustHaveLowercase"><%=Configuration.get(ConfigurationKeys.PASSWORD_POLICY_LOWERCASE)%></c:set>
 <c:set var="mustHaveNumerics"><%=Configuration.get(ConfigurationKeys.PASSWORD_POLICY_NUMERICS)%></c:set>
 <c:set var="mustHaveSymbols"><%=Configuration.get(ConfigurationKeys.PASSWORD_POLICY_SYMBOLS)%></c:set>
 	
@@ -25,18 +26,17 @@
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="includes/javascript/profile.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="includes/javascript/jquery.validate.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript">
-		$.validator.addMethod("pwcheck", function(value) {
-			   return /[a-z]/.test(value) // has a lowercase letter
-					<c:if test="${mustHaveUppercase}">	
-						&& /[A-Z]/.test(value) // has uppercase letters 
-					</c:if>
-					<c:if test="${mustHaveNumerics}">
-						&& /\d/.test(value) // has a digit
-					</c:if>
-					<c:if test="${mustHaveSymbols}">	
-						&& /[`~!@#$%^&*\(\)_\-+={}\[\]\\|:\;\"\'\<\>,.?\/]/.test(value) //has symbols
-					</c:if>
-			});
+		 var mustHaveUppercase = ${mustHaveUppercase},
+	     mustHaveNumerics  = ${mustHaveNumerics},
+	     mustHaveLowercase  = ${mustHaveLowercase},
+	     mustHaveSymbols   = ${mustHaveSymbols};
+	
+	     $.validator.addMethod("pwcheck", function(value) {
+	      return (!mustHaveUppercase || /[A-Z]/.test(value)) && // has uppercase letters 
+	    (!mustHaveNumerics || /\d/.test(value)) && // has a digit
+	    (!mustHaveLowercase || /[a-z]/.test(value)) && // has a lower case
+	    (!mustHaveSymbols || /[`~!@#$%^&*\(\)_\-+={}\[\]\\|:\;\"\'\<\>,.?\/]/.test(value)); //has symbols
+	     });
 			
 		$.validator.addMethod("charactersAllowed", function(value) {
 				return /^[A-Za-z0-9\d`~!@#$%^&*\(\)_\-+={}\[\]\\|:\;\"\'\<\>,.?\/]*$/.test(value)
@@ -127,7 +127,10 @@
 								  	<li><span class="fa fa-check"></span> <fmt:message key='label.password.min.length'><fmt:param value='${minNumChars}'/></fmt:message></li>
 								  <c:if test="${mustHaveUppercase}">
 										<li><span class="fa fa-check"></span> <fmt:message key='label.password.must.ucase'/></li>
-								  </c:if>	
+								  </c:if>
+								  <c:if test="${mustHaveLowercase}">
+						                <li><span class="fa fa-check"></span> <fmt:message key='label.password.must.lcase' /></li>
+					              </c:if>
 								  <c:if test="${mustHaveNumerics}">
 										<li><span class="fa fa-check"></span> <fmt:message key='label.password.must.number'/></li>
 								  </c:if>	
Index: lams_central/web/signup/singupTab.jsp
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_central/web/signup/singupTab.jsp,v
diff -u -r1.3.2.5 -r1.3.2.6
--- lams_central/web/signup/singupTab.jsp	2 Nov 2016 08:51:30 -0000	1.3.2.5
+++ lams_central/web/signup/singupTab.jsp	25 Nov 2016 03:33:56 -0000	1.3.2.6
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 <c:set var="mustHaveUppercase"><%=Configuration.get(ConfigurationKeys.PASSWORD_POLICY_UPPERCASE)%></c:set>
 <c:set var="mustHaveNumerics"><%=Configuration.get(ConfigurationKeys.PASSWORD_POLICY_NUMERICS)%></c:set>
 <c:set var="mustHaveSymbols"><%=Configuration.get(ConfigurationKeys.PASSWORD_POLICY_SYMBOLS)%></c:set>
+<c:set var="mustHaveLowercase"><%=Configuration.get(ConfigurationKeys.PASSWORD_POLICY_LOWERCASE)%></c:set>
+
 <script type="text/javascript" src="/lams/includes/javascript/jquery.js"></script>
 <script type="text/javascript"
 	src="/lams/includes/javascript/jquery-ui.js"></script>
@@ -23,21 +25,27 @@
 
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
+	var mustHaveUppercase = ${mustHaveUppercase},
+	mustHaveNumerics  = ${mustHaveNumerics},
+	mustHaveLowercase  = ${mustHaveLowercase},
+	mustHaveSymbols   = ${mustHaveSymbols};
+
 	$.validator.addMethod("pwcheck", function(value) {
-		return /[a-z]/.test(value) // has a lowercase letter
-		<c:if test="${mustHaveUppercase}"> && /[A-Z]/.test(value) // has uppercase letters 
-		</c:if>
-		<c:if test="${mustHaveNumerics}"> && /\d/.test(value) // has a digit
-		</c:if>
-		<c:if test="${mustHaveSymbols}">
-				&& /[`~!@#$%^&*\(\)_\-+={}\[\]\\|:\;\"\'\<\>,.?\/]/.test(value) //has symbols
-		</c:if>
+	 return (!mustHaveUppercase || /[A-Z]/.test(value)) && // has uppercase letters 
+	(!mustHaveNumerics || /\d/.test(value)) && // has a digit
+	(!mustHaveLowercase || /[a-z]/.test(value)) && // has a lower case
+	(!mustHaveSymbols || /[`~!@#$%^&*\(\)_\-+={}\[\]\\|:\;\"\'\<\>,.?\/]/.test(value)); //has symbols
 	});
 
 	$.validator.addMethod("charactersAllowed", function(value) {
 		return /^[A-Za-z0-9\d`~!@#$%^&*\(\)_\-+={}\[\]\\|:\;\"\'\<\>,.?\/]*$/
 				.test(value)
+	});
 
+	$.validator.addMethod("charactersAllowed", function(value) {
+		return /^[A-Za-z0-9\d`~!@#$%^&*\(\)_\-+={}\[\]\\|:\;\"\'\<\>,.?\/]*$/
+				.test(value)
+
 	});
 	$.validator.addMethod("charactersNotAllowed", function(value) {
 		return /^[^<>^!#&()/\\|\"?,:{}= ~`*%$]*$/.test(value)
@@ -178,6 +186,10 @@
 											<li><span class="fa fa-check"></span> <fmt:message
 													key='label.password.must.ucase' /></li>
 										</c:if>
+										<c:if test="${mustHaveLowercase}">
+						                   <li><span class="fa fa-check"></span> <fmt:message
+								                    key='label.password.must.lcase' /></li>
+					                    </c:if>
 										<c:if test="${mustHaveNumerics}">
 											<li><span class="fa fa-check"></span> <fmt:message
 													key='label.password.must.number' /></li>