Need help implementing a solid password policy for your organization? Looking for examples of secure Windows passwords? Not sure how to store passwords or when to expire them? Below you will find a compilation of 25 quick tips on password policy considerations, password creation, and password authentication and protection from SearchWindowsSecurity.com experts and contributors.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
10 tips in 10 minutes: Password policy considerations
7 tips in 7 minutes: Windows password creation
8 tips in 8 minutes: Password authentication and protection
10 tips in 10 minutes: Password policy considerations
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- Know what makes a strong password policy
- Create logical policies
- Change policy for local accounts
- Change policy for individual accounts
- Know how to expire passwords
- Determine who should have stronger passwords
- Manage multiple unique passwords
- Enable complex passwords
- Know when to disable default password filter
- Enforce password policy
7 tips in 7 minutes: Windows password creation
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- Demonstrate how to create bullet-proof passwords
- Eliminate common words
- Connect multiple words
- Implement a password formula
- Use passphrases and acronyms
- Change passwords that have been lost
- Get tools to test passwords
8 tips in 8 minutes: Password authentication and protection
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- Be the Emily Post of proper passwords
- Do not store miscellaneous passwords on hard drives
- Reduce domain password caching on desktops
- Prevent domain caching on domain controllers
- Remove LM hashes
- Move to NTLM
- Use non-default forms of syskey
- Physically protect sensitive computers
This was first published in January 2005
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