diff --git a/SpeakingInBitsWeb/Models/IdentityConfiguration.cs b/SpeakingInBitsWeb/Models/IdentityConfiguration.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9814ccd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SpeakingInBitsWeb/Models/IdentityConfiguration.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
+
+namespace SpeakingInBitsWeb.Models
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides configuration methods for ASP.NET Core Identity options.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class IdentityConfiguration
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Configures the Identity options for the application.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="options">The IdentityOptions to configure.</param>
+        public static void ConfigureIdentityOptions(IdentityOptions options)
+        {
+            // Password settings
+            options.Password.RequireDigit = false;
+            options.Password.RequireLowercase = false;
+            options.Password.RequireNonAlphanumeric = false;
+            options.Password.RequireUppercase = false;
+            options.Password.RequiredLength = 8;
+            options.Password.RequiredUniqueChars = 3;
+
+            // Lockout settings
+            options.Lockout.DefaultLockoutTimeSpan = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5);
+            options.Lockout.MaxFailedAccessAttempts = 5;
+            options.Lockout.AllowedForNewUsers = true;
+
+            // User settings
+            options.User.AllowedUserNameCharacters =
+                "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789-._@+";
+            options.User.RequireUniqueEmail = false;
+
+            // Sign in settings
+            options.SignIn.RequireConfirmedAccount = false;
+            options.SignIn.RequireConfirmedEmail = false;
+            options.SignIn.RequireConfirmedPhoneNumber = false;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/SpeakingInBitsWeb/Program.cs b/SpeakingInBitsWeb/Program.cs
index 76d988c..5093feb 100644
--- a/SpeakingInBitsWeb/Program.cs
+++ b/SpeakingInBitsWeb/Program.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     options.UseSqlServer(connectionString));
 builder.Services.AddDatabaseDeveloperPageExceptionFilter();
 
-builder.Services.AddDefaultIdentity<ApplicationUser>(options => options.SignIn.RequireConfirmedAccount = true)
+builder.Services.AddDefaultIdentity<ApplicationUser>(IdentityConfiguration.ConfigureIdentityOptions)
     .AddRoles<IdentityRole>() // Add role support to Identity
     .AddEntityFrameworkStores<ApplicationDbContext>();
 builder.Services.AddControllersWithViews();