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Active Directory Policies

Active Directory Account Lockout Policy

March 3, 2021
What is an Account Lockout Policy? An account lockout policy is a built-in security policy that allows administrators to determine when and for how long a user account should be locked out. It determines what happens when a user enters a wrong password. It ensures that an attacker can’t use a brute force attack or dictionary attack to guess and crack the user’s password. This can be…
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Active Directory Password Policy

March 3, 2021
How to Configure a Password Policy – An Overview & Guide Password Policy ensures that a user password is strong and is changed in a periodic manner so that it becomes highly impossible for an attacker to crack the password.To ensure a high level of security for user accounts in the Active Directory domain, an administrator must configure and implement a domain password policy.
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