RE: User cannot change password
Jeremy_at_gilbarco
Date: 07/28/04
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Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 04:55:18 -0700
I am absolutly certain that I the passwords meet
complexity requirements.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Jeremy,
>
>Make sure that the password users give meet the
complexity requirements.
>Simply having a password isn't enough. The key to
preventing unauthorized
>access to network resources is to use secure passwords.
The difference
>between an average password and a secure password is that
secure passwords
>are difficult to guess and crack. You make passwords
difficult to crack by
>using combinations of all the available character types-
including lowercase
>letters, uppercase letters, numbers, and symbols. For
example, instead of
>using happydays for a password you would use haPPy2Days&,
Ha**y!dayS, or
>even h*PPY%d*ys.
>
>This Password policy might have enabled in Group policy.
The policies are
>given below.
>
>Minimum Password Length
>
>Minimum Password Length sets the minimum number of
characters for a
>password. If you haven't changed the default setting,
you'll want to do so
>immediately. The default is to allow empty passwords
(passwords with zero
>characters), which is definitely not a good idea.
>
>For security reasons, you'll generally want passwords of
at least eight
>characters. The reason for this is that long passwords
are usually harder
>to crack than short ones. If you want greater security,
set the minimum
>password length to 14 characters.
>
>Passwords Must Meet Complexity Requirements
>
>Beyond the basic password and account policies, Windows
2000 includes
>facilities for creating additional password controls.
These facilities are
>available in the password filters, which can be installed
on a domain
>controller. If you've installed a password filter, enable
Passwords Must
>Meet Complexity Requirements. Passwords are then required
to meet the
>filter's security requirement.
>
>For example, the standard Windows NT filter
(PASSFILT.DLL) enforces the use
>of secure passwords that follow these guidelines:
>
>. Passwords must be at least six characters long.
>
>. Passwords can't contain the user name, such as stevew,
or parts of the
>user's full name, such as Steve.
>
>. Passwords must use three of the four available
character types: lowercase
>letters, uppercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
>
>Jeremy, please let me know if users are unable to change
their password
>even after giving secure one.
>
>Thanks,
>
>sjhari@online.microsoft.com
>
>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.
>
>
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