Uncover the complexities of password expiration policies with insights from Darren James, senior product manager at Specops Software. Learn about challenges, alternatives, and comprehensive strategies for enhanced password security.
Whenever a password reset is requested through service desk tickets or support calls, there is little thought of the daily burden on IT teams. The user also feels frustrated and annoyed when receiving a ‘time to change your password’ notification during a busy workday. Days of old would have seen users adding a “!” or incrementing a number at the end of their old password to appease the situation, but this will no longer suffice. Despite the irritation it causes for IT teams and users, organizations have implemented the practice of enforcing password expiration for some time.
Yet, regular password expiration has faced its challenges recently, with the most vocal being Microsoft, which claimed it ‘does more harm than good.’ Naturally, there is an air of temptation to eliminate regular password expiration, especially among overworked IT teams. However, there are better options for some.
The primary reason for this…
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