From the course: CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-002) Cert Prep: 3 Identity and Access Management
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Password policies
From the course: CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-002) Cert Prep: 3 Identity and Access Management
Password policies
- [Narrator] Passwords are among the most common authentication mechanisms and it's important to ensure that they are secure. Administrators may use group policy objects to securely configure passwords to require good password practices by end users. Some password requirements exist to make sure that passwords are difficult to guess and resistance to brute force guessing attacks. The first of these requirements is the password length requirement. Best practice is that passwords should be at least eight characters long, although some organizations require even longer passwords. The second requirement that makes passwords difficult to guess is the password complexity requirement that requires passwords include different types of characters, such as uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and symbols. Strong password management practices also realize that sometimes passwords fall into the wrong hands and users should…
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