{"id":18523,"date":"2023-03-27T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/?p=18523"},"modified":"2024-03-10T04:01:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T04:01:55","slug":"how-to-setup-and-manage-active-directory-password-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/how-to-setup-and-manage-active-directory-password-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Setup and Manage Active Directory Password Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18523\" class=\"elementor elementor-18523\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d60b72a ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d60b72a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-086e2b3 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"086e2b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e5aa89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e5aa89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>How to Setup and Manage Active Directory Password Policy. Organizations need a strong <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/sspr-enable-azure-active-directory-self-service-password-reset\/\">password<\/a> policy now more than ever with the rise in <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/top-10-best-ways-to-prevent-cyber-attacks-on-businesses\/\">cyberattacks<\/a> throughout the globe. Sadly, hackers use users and administrators to access company <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/get-members-of-active-directory-group-and-export-to-csv-using-powershell\/\">networks<\/a>, which results in<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/domain-controller-security-best-practices-hardening-checklist\/\"> security breaches<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/azure-security-best-practices-for-compliance-checklist\/\">compliance<\/a> failures. This article covers the development and upkeep of a solid and efficient <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/active-directory-reporting\/user-reports\/direct-reports\/\">Active Directory<\/a> (AD) <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/find-active-directory-users-with-expired-password-powershell\/\">password policy<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7032e12 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7032e12\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-031a4c2 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"031a4c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7630d54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7630d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shall we start with How to Setup and Manage Active Directory Password Policy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b81efd7 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b81efd7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed43fec ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"ed43fec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80175c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80175c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Also Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/sspr-enable-azure-active-directory-self-service-password-reset\/\">SSPR: Enable Azure Active Directory Self-Service Password Reset<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79d54cc ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Setup and Manage Active Directory Password Policy<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-000d1da ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"000d1da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-665457e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"665457e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfd2599 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfd2599\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35b2093 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"35b2093\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e715d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44e715d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before we start, let&#8217;s look at why we need to enforce strong passwords in our <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/connect-azuread-how-to-connect-to-azure-ad-using-powershell\/\">AD<\/a> environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8006757 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8006757\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b72eb6 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"4b72eb6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7915283 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7915283\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-049b706 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"049b706\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1449759 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"1449759\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95d7772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95d7772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Also Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/find-active-directory-users-with-expired-password-powershell\/\">Find Active Directory Users with Expired Password (PowerShell)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fb1c7c ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fb1c7c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93e0f21 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"93e0f21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ac026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9ac026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Attackers Compromise Corporate Passwords<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc70172 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc70172\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01d89a3 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"01d89a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2339fee elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2339fee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d2526f ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d2526f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bfe87f ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"3bfe87f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8853d88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8853d88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Enforcing strong <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/how-to-find-samaccountname-in-active-directory\/\">Active<\/a> Directory <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/find-active-directory-users-with-expired-password-powershell\/\">passwords<\/a> is crucial for ensuring the security of your organization&#8217;s network. Attackers exploit weak or easily guessable passwords to gain <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/domain-controller-security-best-practices-hardening-checklist\/\">unauthorized access<\/a> to sensitive information, compromise<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/what-is-windows-event-log-id-4740-a-user-account-was-locked-out\/\"> user<\/a> accounts, and carry out malicious activities such as <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/how-to-enable-mfa-multi-factor-authentication-for-users\/\">data theft<\/a> or sabotage. On the other hand, strong passwords make it much harder for attackers to crack or guess the password and gain unauthorized access.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db22341 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db22341\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba7f3e7 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"ba7f3e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69be443 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"69be443\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-443156f ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"443156f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af6bd41 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"af6bd41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9b4d8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9b4d8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some of the methods adversaries employ to compromise corporate passwords:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d52dced ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d52dced\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c47dba2 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"c47dba2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-935fc18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"935fc18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-022f063 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"022f063\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3be1e5 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"a3be1e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c7892f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c7892f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/office-365-mfa-enabled-vs-enforced-whats-the-difference\/\">Brute Force<\/a> attack:<\/strong> Hackers utilize tools to enter numerous potential passwords for a particular user account until they find the one that works in a brute force attack.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Dictionary attack:<\/strong> This brute force attack involves testing dictionary words as potential passwords.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Password Spraying Attack:<\/strong> This attack uses many user accounts to test the effectiveness of common passwords, known as a &#8220;password spraying attack.&#8221;<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Credential Surfing Attack:<\/strong> This attack uses automated systems to submit lists of credentials into numerous firm<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/connect-azuread-how-to-connect-to-azure-ad-using-powershell\/\"> login<\/a> sites are known as &#8220;credential stuffing attacks.&#8221;<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Spidering:<\/strong> This attack is the practice of adversaries gathering as much information as they can about a target for hacking before testing out passwords made with that information.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-233ac5b ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"233ac5b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01e4d76 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"01e4d76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64af9c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64af9c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Also Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/active-directory-reporting\/password-reports\/\">Check out Active Directory Password Reports<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e0cd35 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e0cd35\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e8f164 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"0e8f164\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac95b3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac95b3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Viewing and Editing the Active Directory Password Policy<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5787df ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5787df\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ab72f9 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"3ab72f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ffaf5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4ffaf5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d1cbff ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d1cbff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d8a9dd ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"5d8a9dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d5be2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69d5be2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Organizations require a robust Active Directory <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/find-active-directory-users-with-expired-password-powershell\/\">password policy<\/a> to protect themselves against these threats. Password policies specify password creation criteria, such as the minimum length, complexity (such as if a special character is necessary), and the frequency of password changes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8147566 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8147566\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fca5254 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"fca5254\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b133a32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b133a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff9c45c ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff9c45c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d268630 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"d268630\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80f5cff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80f5cff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Administrators set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/how-to-add-domain-controller-to-an-existing-domain\/\">domain password<\/a> policy using the <strong>Default Domain<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/create-active-directory-policy-reports-with-powershell\/\"> Policy Group<\/a> Policy Object<\/strong> (GPO), which has settings that apply to all domain objects. See or modify this GPO by:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1f07a7 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1f07a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea9e06a ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"ea9e06a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7cf540 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b7cf540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd84fd7 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd84fd7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbacada ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"dbacada\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835e8cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"835e8cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Access the <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/get-members-of-active-directory-group-and-export-to-csv-using-powershell\/\">Group Policy<\/a> Management Console (GPMC).<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Expand the <strong>Domains<\/strong> folder and select the domain for which you want to access the policy.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4a5e84 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4a5e84\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c836b71 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"c836b71\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a9509 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5a9509\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/configure-password-policy-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"gpo domain level policy\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTg1MjYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9pbmZyYXNvcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzAzXC9jb25maWd1cmUtcGFzc3dvcmQtcG9saWN5LTEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" height=\"97\" src=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/configure-password-policy-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18526\" alt=\"gpo domain level policy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/configure-password-policy-1.jpg 331w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/configure-password-policy-1-300x88.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-280c09f ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"280c09f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-816fc43 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"816fc43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e395a0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e395a0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b64fcd ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b64fcd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2eb7634 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"2eb7634\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a6c050 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a6c050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">3. Click on <strong>Group Policy Objects<\/strong>.<br \/><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">4. Right click on the <strong>Default Domain Policy<\/strong> folder and select <strong>Edit<\/strong>.<br \/><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">5. Navigate to the <strong>Password Policy<\/strong> section under <strong>Computer Configuration<\/strong>, then navigate to <strong>Policies &gt; Windows Settings &gt; Security Settings &gt; Account Policies<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0eb13a2 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0eb13a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c84fa48 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"c84fa48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13d9d2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"13d9d2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3f2bdc ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3f2bdc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c331329 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"c331329\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-940ffaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"940ffaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/configure-password-policy-2-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"How to Setup and Manage Active Directory Password Policy  configure password policy gpo\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTg1MjksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9pbmZyYXNvcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzAzXC9jb25maWd1cmUtcGFzc3dvcmQtcG9saWN5LTItMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"839\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/configure-password-policy-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18529\" alt=\"How to Setup and Manage Active Directory Password Policy configure password policy gpo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/configure-password-policy-2-1.jpg 839w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/configure-password-policy-2-1-300x82.jpg 300w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/configure-password-policy-2-1-768x209.jpg 768w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/configure-password-policy-2-1-720x196.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dce701e ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dce701e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93ae070 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"93ae070\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cee541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9cee541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebfb7ba ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebfb7ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbc9ca4 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"fbc9ca4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d86654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d86654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alternatively, we access our domain password policy by executing the following <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/get-members-of-active-directory-group-and-export-to-csv-using-powershell\/\">PowerShell<\/a> command:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-253e7c1 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"253e7c1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6969ba5 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"6969ba5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b192d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"8b192d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript line-numbers\">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3907af8 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3907af8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0074cf7 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"0074cf7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f7707 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"28f7707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b344b7b ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b344b7b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4beb6c ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"c4beb6c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9629e63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9629e63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Remember that any modifications we make to a domain&#8217;s default password policy affect all its accounts. The <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-server\/identity\/ad-ds\/get-started\/adac\/active-directory-administrative-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Active Directory Administrative Center<\/a> (ADAC) in <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/install-and-configure-dhcp-server-on-windows-server\/\">Windows Server<\/a> allows us to design and administer password policies with finer granularity. Moreover, we advise against establishing a new GPO and connecting the new policy to an <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/active-directory-reporting\/ou-reports\/\">OU<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-34afdcf4 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"34afdcf4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;bounceInRight&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-229285a6 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"229285a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4baa8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4baa8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Improve your Active Directory Security & Azure AD<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d94621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52d94621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Try us out<\/span> for <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Free<\/span>, Access to all features. &#8211; 200+ AD Report templates Available. 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0e124c ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0e124c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6de9920 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"6de9920\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-452f29a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"452f29a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-010bfa9 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"010bfa9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bce910 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"8bce910\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9f3fcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9f3fcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Understanding AD password policy settings is essential for any organization that wants to maintain a strong security posture and keep its sensitive data and resources safe. We have six password policy options listed below, along with their default values:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed78592 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed78592\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-533a123 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"533a123\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a64582b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a64582b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fccddc ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1fccddc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dd8503 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"5dd8503\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68e3b2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68e3b2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Enforce password history<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u2014 Default value is\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">24.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Determines how many unique passwords a user must generate before using a previous one. This policy reduces the risk of <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/how-to-check-if-mfa-is-enabled-in-office-365-for-users\/\">compromised passwords<\/a>.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Maximum password age<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u2014 Default is\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">42.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Specifies the minimum duration before a <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/active-directory-reporting\/user-reports\/enabled-users\/\">user<\/a> changes their password again. It prevents password reuse right away.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Minimum password age\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2014 Default value is <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">one day.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The length of a password before a user alters this parameter specifies it. A minimum age restriction prevents users from constantly changing their passwords to get around the &#8220;Enforce password history&#8221; setting and reuse a favoured password right away.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Minimum password length\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2014Default value is <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">7<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Determines the minimum number of characters for a password. Longer passwords are more secure but may lead to lockouts and security risks, if written down.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Complexity requirements<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u2014 Default value is\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Enabled<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Specifies the types of characters a password must include, such as uppercase or lowercase letters, numeric characters, and non-alphanumeric characters.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Store passwords using reversible encryption<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u2014 Default value is\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Disabled.<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> If enabled, attackers log into the network, if they crack the encryption.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c162e57 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c162e57\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3295f12 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"3295f12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-072d584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"072d584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Also Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/create-active-directory-ou-reports-with-powershell\/\">Deploy Active Directory Password Reports<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5adb040 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5adb040\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f12776 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"9f12776\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a781356 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a781356\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Configuring Fine-Grained Password Policies<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-755d653 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"755d653\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d44cbb2 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"d44cbb2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-600fe3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"600fe3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9bd01e ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9bd01e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37fed97 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"37fed97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d10c897 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d10c897\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We only create one password policy for each domain in earlier AD iterations. However, administrators now define various <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/active-directory-security-groups-best-practices\/\">password rules<\/a> to better suit business needs thanks to fine grained password policies (FGPP). For instance, we should mandate that admin accounts use stronger passwords than standard user accounts. In addition, we must define our organizational structure thoughtfully, so it maps to our desired password policies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbf0c95 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbf0c95\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be8a3e4 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"be8a3e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe8c166 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fe8c166\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa92d16 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa92d16\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d536a5 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"0d536a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-897f7af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"897f7af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While we define the default domain password policy within a <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/create-active-directory-policy-reports-with-powershell\/\">GPO<\/a>, we also set the FGPPs in password settings objects (PSOs). We need to change the default <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/domain-controller-security-best-practices-hardening-checklist\/\">domain policy<\/a> to modify the password policy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0dc0f8b ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0dc0f8b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c44a1b6 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"c44a1b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1559ae5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1559ae5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d96ae24 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d96ae24\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-daa4328 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"daa4328\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16ba3b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16ba3b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">From our last previous step, let&#8217;s try double clicking on the setting you want to modify, such as <strong>Minimum Password Length<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed3870b ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed3870b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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100vw, 839px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c05d48e ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c05d48e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7fb18f ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"b7fb18f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6465f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a6465f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dce6066\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/configure-password-policy-3.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"minimum password length policy example\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTg1MzAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9pbmZyYXNvcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzAzXC9jb25maWd1cmUtcGFzc3dvcmQtcG9saWN5LTMuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"429\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/configure-password-policy-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-18530\" alt=\"minimum password length policy example\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/configure-password-policy-3.jpg 429w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/configure-password-policy-3-248x300.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf1783c ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf1783c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-617368f ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"617368f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128a243 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"128a243\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29f0014 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29f0014\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f5f740 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"2f5f740\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9692a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9692a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Also Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/get-members-of-active-directory-group-and-export-to-csv-using-powershell\/\">Get Members of Active Directory Group and Export to CSV using PowerShell<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8461970 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8461970\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fe9bc4 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"4fe9bc4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709a781 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"709a781\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Password Policy Best Practice<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bc648a ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bc648a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9053209 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"9053209\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f023429 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f023429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0b8438 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0b8438\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42b1e58 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"42b1e58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd2652 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dd2652\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To improve <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/how-to-find-samaccountname-in-active-directory\/\">Active Directory<\/a> security, following password policy best practices is recommended. In addition, we must also have an account <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/create-active-directory-security-reports-with-powershell\/\">lockout policy<\/a> configured to lockout users after many failed <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/what-is-windows-event-log-id-4740-a-user-account-was-locked-out\/\">login attempts<\/a>. Below are the password policy best practices from the Microsoft, CIS, and <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/what-is-the-nist-cybersecurity-framework-best-practices\/\">NIST security<\/a> benchmarks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a972df3 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a972df3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acdea0e ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"acdea0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d0cd48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2d0cd48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ecb574 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ecb574\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4843d7f ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"4843d7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3737d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3737d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Microsoft Password Guidelines<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4de318b ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4de318b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5864c4c ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"5864c4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d14fe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7d14fe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e25b498 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e25b498\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e567eab ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"e567eab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4226d6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4226d6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">These settings are from\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=55319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Microsoft&#8217;s Security Compiance Toolkit.<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0This toolkit provides recommended <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/create-active-directory-policy-reports-with-powershell\/\">GPO<\/a> settings from Microsoft.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c0daa3 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c0daa3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-119b7dd ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"119b7dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b98e098 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b98e098\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-005891c ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"005891c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e8a21b ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"7e8a21b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a1001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50a1001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Enforce Password History<\/strong>: 24<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Maximum password age:<\/strong> not set<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Minimum password age:<\/strong> not set<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Minimum password length:<\/strong> 14<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Password must meet complexity:<\/strong> Enabled<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Store passwords using reversible encryption:<\/strong> Disabled<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58b5da0 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58b5da0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1db74b6 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"1db74b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31c09fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31c09fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Note:<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Microsoft has dropped the password expiration policies starting with the <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/microsoft-security-baselines\/security-baseline-final-for-windows-10-v1903-and-windows-server\/ba-p\/701084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1903 security baseline<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2897adc ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2897adc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6619756 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"6619756\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a850d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d1a850d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03ea2e4 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03ea2e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40c0175 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"40c0175\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbb7717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbb7717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Also Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/active-directory-reporting\/user-reports\/direct-reports\/\">Try out Active Directory Direct Reports Tool (InfraSOS)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe4bf68 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe4bf68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-729043c ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"729043c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-089c1f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"089c1f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CIS Benchmark Password Guidelines<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c44c79 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c44c79\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-120e88a ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"120e88a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e42b8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4e42b8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fbf22c ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fbf22c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ed402e ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"5ed402e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-574898a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"574898a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">These settings are from the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cisecurity.org\/cis-benchmarks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CIS Benchmarks<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The center for internet security is a non for profit organization that develops security guidelines and benchmarks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfcf155 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfcf155\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74b7b11 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"74b7b11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c13408 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5c13408\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71f604a ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71f604a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8ad01a ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"d8ad01a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e09dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3e09dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Enforce Password History:<\/strong> 24<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Maximum password age:<\/strong> 60 or fewer days<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Minimum password age:<\/strong> 1 or more<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Minimum password length:<\/strong> 14<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Password must meet complexity:<\/strong> Enabled<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Store passwords using reversible encryption:<\/strong> Disabled<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e7e4cf ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e7e4cf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2e0b8e ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"f2e0b8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a1986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3a1986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Also Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/what-is-the-nist-cybersecurity-framework-best-practices\/\">What is the NIST Cybersecurity Framework ? (Best Practices)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-686defe ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"686defe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f300e97 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"f300e97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57fdd0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57fdd0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NIST SP 800-63 Password Guidelines<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df83819 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df83819\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4f2c7c ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"f4f2c7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d76b58d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d76b58d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ea6fd9 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ea6fd9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ec5ae6 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"2ec5ae6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9256b13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9256b13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A federal organization called the National Institute of Standards (<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/what-is-the-nist-cybersecurity-framework-best-practices\/\">NIST<\/a>) is responsible for issuing guidelines and specifications for managing digital IDs. Special Publication 800-63B covers the standards for strong passwords. The most recent version of SP 800-63B is Revision 3, released in 2017 and revised in 2019.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6905149 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6905149\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8969d5 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"e8969d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5394aaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5394aaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f1d4e5 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f1d4e5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5941804 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"5941804\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e3766e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e3766e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These recommendations give businesses a solid base to establish a vital infrastructure for password security. NIST offers the following suggestions:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd2f0e5 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd2f0e5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edf6d59 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"edf6d59\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a435d7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a435d7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7aa7388 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7aa7388\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46eb654 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"46eb654\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a70da5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a70da5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Set a minimum password length of eight (8) characters for user-generated passwords and six for machine generated ones.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Allow<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/active-directory-reporting\/user-reports\/locked-out-users\/\"> users<\/a> to create passwords up to a maximum size of 64 characters.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Permit the use of any ASCII\/Unicode characters in passwords.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Prohibit passwords containing sequential (&#8220;12345&#8221; or &#8220;qwerty&#8221;) or repeated (&#8220;ffff&#8221;) characters.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Avoid requiring frequent password changes, as this result in users making easily guessable incremental changes to their passwords or writing them down. Instead, consider using banned password lists, promoting longer passphrases, and enforcing <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/setup-azure-conditional-access-multi-factor-authentication-mfa\/\">multi factor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/how-to-enable-mfa-multi-factor-authentication-for-users\/\">authentication<\/a> (MFA) for added security, as recommended by the latest NIST 800-63B standards and recent research.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b41f6a ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b41f6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-414d8e9 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"414d8e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57feee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57feee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microsoft, CIS, and NIST are all reputable organizations that guide password policy settings. Microsoft&#8217;s guidelines are based on best practices and recommendations for their software products, while CIS provides a benchmark for industry standard security configurations. NIST, on the other hand, provides detailed and up to date guidance on <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/office-365-reporting\/office-365-password-reports\/\">password policies<\/a> that many organizations widely use.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74579ae ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74579ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c04c45c ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"c04c45c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c148080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c148080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af07dc2 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af07dc2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40ef765 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"40ef765\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e3e19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10e3e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s important to note that each guideline may have different recommendations based on various factors, including the organization&#8217;s size, industry, and specific security requirements. Therefore, it&#8217;s essential to review each guideline and select the one that aligns best with your organization&#8217;s needs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7ddcfe ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7ddcfe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ced6bb ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"3ced6bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b62be46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b62be46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cf4cee ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cf4cee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1a4460 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"d1a4460\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b1a927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b1a927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thank you for reading How to Setup and Manage Active Directory Password Policy. We shall conclude the article.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-151449d ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"151449d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-995ef4d ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"995ef4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f449c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f449c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Also Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/active-directory-password-reset-tool-self-service-portal\/\">Active Directory Password Reset Tool \u2013 Self Service Portal<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c80842 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c80842\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea13ca9 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"ea13ca9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-294b1f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"294b1f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Setup and Manage AD Password Policy Conclusion<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d43c6fd ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d43c6fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c6bcb4 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"6c6bcb4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4d9013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e4d9013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0c792a ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0c792a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0925ec ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"d0925ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d593298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d593298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In conclusion, setting up and managing a password policy for <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/how-hybrid-identity-with-azure-active-directory-ad-works\/\">Active Directory<\/a> is crucial for ensuring the security of our organization&#8217;s network. By implementing a strong password policy and enforcing regular password changes, we reduce the risk of unauthorized access and protect sensitive information. Remember to choose a suitable password complexity, define account lockout and password expiration settings, and regularly review and update our password policy to keep up with evolving security threats.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fad7ea8 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fad7ea8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a905e1 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"9a905e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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