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  • 02-19-2010 6:15 PM

    • khhc
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    User login passwords

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    Guys,

    Is there any free software that audits the AD server and detects whether any user is using weak passwords without letting anyone know what is the password?

    I need to make sure everyone uses a strong password.

    Mighty Man Of God @ Kevin Hong

  • 02-19-2010 9:58 PM In reply to

    • query
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    Re: User login passwords

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    Hi Kevin,

    On AD, you can enable strong password such as complexity. Wonder of it helps. 

    Kim Seng

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  • 02-20-2010 6:56 PM In reply to

    • khhc
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    Re: User login passwords

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    Hi! query,

    I know I can set the group policies in the AD for a different set of password creation rules but that will cause a big hoo haa. What I want is a program to single out the users who are using weak passwords so that I can inform to change their passwords as they may be ignorant about it.

    Mighty Man Of God @ Kevin Hong

  • 02-26-2010 4:33 PM In reply to

    • badz
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    Re: User login passwords

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    You will have to extract your AD SAM and run password cracking tools against it to identify weak passwords. However, this would cause a helluva bigger hoo haa from your users/management.

    I would suggest you read through this comprehensive Technet article on Enforcing Strong Password Usage Throughout Your Organization:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc875814.aspx

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