One of the many features of an Active Directory Password Policy is the maximum password age. Traditional Active Directory environments have long using password aging as a means to bolster password security. Native password aging in the default Active Directory Password Policy is relatively limited in configuration settings.
Let’s take a look at a few best practices that have changed in regards to password aging. What controls can you enforce in regards to password aging using the default Active Directory Password Policy? Are there better tools that organizations can use regarding controlling the maximum password age for Active Directory user accounts?
What password aging best practices have changed?
Password aging for Active Directory user accounts has long been a controversial topic in security best practices.
While many organizations still apply more traditional password aging rules, noted security organizations have provided updated password aging guidance. Microsoft has said…