Some things in life, like death and taxes, are guaranteed. There are other things in life that you think are guaranteed, or at least you think you know how they work -- such as Active Directory ...

Active Directory account lockouts happen when too many failed login attempts trigger security limits. Configure the Account ...

PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ManageEngine, the real-time IT management company, today announced the addition of the password policy enforcer in ADSelfService Plus, its integrated self-service ...

Active Directory (AD) is a highly attractive target for threat actors due to its critical role as the identity (or access and authorization) system in many organizations. AD houses essential assets ...

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

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Microsoft has announced that they have removed the 16 character Azure Active Directory password limit and admins can now use up to a maximum of 256 characters. This aligns the passwords lengths with ...

It already has great settings for complexity and blocking reuse of old passwords so... Are you worried about blocking naughty words or something? I think the common thing people want is dictionary ...

So, you think you know how password policies work in Active Directory? Well, you might ... or you might not. Find out how to manage Active Directory password policies in Windows Server 2008 and ...