The default password policy settings for a Windows Active Directory domain haven't changed for the past 11 years, and in a default Windows Server 2008 R2 domain they're the same to begin with.

The default password policy settings for a Windows Active Directory domain haven't changed for the past 11 years, and in a default Windows Server 2008 R2 domain they're the same to begin with.

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Both modern Windows systems (e.g., Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2) and Active Directory, like Linux and Solaris systems, allow you to configure password policies that determine how long and ...

Susan Bradley If you haven’t revisited your password policy in years, you might find that your settings are woefully out of date. You can use Group Policy in an Active Directory domain to set ...

Active Directory serves as a central hub for managing IT resources, users, and devices, making it an attractive target for cyber attackers. Specops Password Policy enhances security controls in AD ...

New Complexity Rules Help Organizations Improve Password Security, Ward Off Hackers Allows multiple granular password policies in a single Active Directory domain Protects against modern hacking ...

Regular reviews of the effectiveness of user, admin, and service passwords stored in Active Directory is a good idea. Here's how one password review tool works.

Active Directory, by default, contains the ability to create basic password policies, but are these enough to protect your organization from attackers? This comprehensive guide looks at five ways to ...

I changed my password, set the value to "90" days, and logged back in. As expected, it is popping up and telling me that my password expires in 59 days (we have a 60 day policy in AD).